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1928 [[Reynolds Tube Co]] was acquired by [[Tube Investments]]. | 1928 [[Reynolds Tube Co]] was acquired by [[Tube Investments]]. | ||
Name changed to [[TI Reynolds]] | 1978 Name changed to [[TI Reynolds]]<ref>Companies house filing</ref> | ||
1981 Tube Investments acquired '''King Fifth Wheel''', a private US company, maker of components for jet engines, a business already served in Europe by [[TI Reynolds]]. KFW's wholly-owned subsidiary '''Abar''' had a factory in North Carolina making high vacuum furnaces for heat treatment<ref>The Times, May 06, 1981</ref> | 1981 Tube Investments acquired '''King Fifth Wheel''', a private US company, maker of components for jet engines, a business already served in Europe by [[TI Reynolds]]. KFW's wholly-owned subsidiary '''Abar''' had a factory in North Carolina making high vacuum furnaces for heat treatment<ref>The Times, May 06, 1981</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 14 February 2025
1928 Reynolds Tube Co was acquired by Tube Investments.
1978 Name changed to TI Reynolds[1]
1981 Tube Investments acquired King Fifth Wheel, a private US company, maker of components for jet engines, a business already served in Europe by TI Reynolds. KFW's wholly-owned subsidiary Abar had a factory in North Carolina making high vacuum furnaces for heat treatment[2]
1986 TI established 3 new subsidiaries; the workers in the relevant manufacturing areas (i.e. Ring, Hollow Extrusion, Cycle Frame Tube) were transferred to the new businesses but the work continued at Hay Hall Works, Birmingham; the company would be limited to being a landlord:[3]
- TI Reynolds Rings Ltd
- TI Hollow Extrusions Ltd
- TI Reynolds 531 Ltd