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1978 [[Scovill Manufacturing Co|Scovil (sic) Manufacturing Company]] acquired [[Eaton Corporation]]'s world-wide security products business, including its locks and hardware business at Willenhall<ref>Wolverhampton Express and Star 26 September 1978</ref> | 1978 [[Scovill Manufacturing Co|Scovil (sic) Manufacturing Company]] acquired [[Eaton Corporation]]'s world-wide security products business, including its locks and hardware business at Willenhall<ref>Wolverhampton Express and Star 26 September 1978</ref> | ||
1978 '''Scovill Security Products'' Ltd was incorporated | 1978 '''Scovill Security Products''' Ltd was incorporated | ||
1981 Scovill Security Products Ltd planned to close its Yale lock making division at Livingston<ref>The Times Jan. 7, 1981</ref> | 1981 Scovill Security Products Ltd planned to close its Yale lock making division at Livingston<ref>The Times Jan. 7, 1981</ref> | ||
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of Willenhall[1], the British arm of an American company
1963 Eaton Manufacturing Co bought Yale and Towne Co
1977 Yale security products were amongst several British operating units of Eaton Corporation[2]
1978 Eaton, being more interested in the materials handling equipment (Yale Tractor Shovels), planned to sell the Yale lock and security business to Thomas Tilling Ltd, including brands such as Norton, BKS and FAS, but the deal fell through.[3][4]
1978 Scovil (sic) Manufacturing Company acquired Eaton Corporation's world-wide security products business, including its locks and hardware business at Willenhall[5]
1978 Scovill Security Products Ltd was incorporated
1981 Scovill Security Products Ltd planned to close its Yale lock making division at Livingston[6]
1981 Scovill Security Products Ltd changed its name to Yale Security Products Ltd
1982 The ultimate parent company was Scovill Inc of USA[7]
c.1985 Yale locks and security was acquired by First City Diversified[8]
1987 The locks and security business, Yale, was acquired by Valor Co[9]; the resultant company was named Yale and Valor[10]