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* [[Birfield Extrusions]] Ltd
* [[Birfield Extrusions]] Ltd
* [[Precision Forgings]] Ltd
* [[Precision Forgings]] Ltd
1986 [[United Engineering Steels]] was formed as a JV to take over British Steel's Special Steels Division and [[GKN]]'s special steels and forging operations<ref>The Times Jan. 15, 1986</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 15:08, 17 February 2025

Note: This is a sub-section of GKN

of Bromsgrove, manufacturers of close tolerance forgings for a variety of industries

1967 By the end of the year, to accommodate the acquisition of the Birfield Group, GKN Forgings and Castings had been split into GKN Forgings and GKN Castings[1]

The main subsidiaries of this sub-group were:[2]

1986 United Engineering Steels was formed as a JV to take over British Steel's Special Steels Division and GKN's special steels and forging operations[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, December 29, 1967
  2. The Times, January 29, 1968
  3. The Times Jan. 15, 1986