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'''Whitecross Company''' of Warrington | '''Whitecross Company''' of Warrington | ||
1864 Incorporated as a limited company. | |||
1914 Wire manufacturers and galvanizers. Specialities: iron and steel rolled and drawn wires, patent steel wires, barb wire, wire ropes, wire nails, wire netting. Employees 1,500. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | |||
1920 Wire rod rolling mill. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 10th September 1920 p251</ref> | |||
1932 [[Lancashire Steel Corporation]] acquired [[Whitecross Co]] of Warrington<ref>The Times, 20 December 1932</ref>. | |||
1960 Steel wire ropes. <ref>Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:28, 17 July 2012
Whitecross Company of Warrington
1864 Incorporated as a limited company.
1914 Wire manufacturers and galvanizers. Specialities: iron and steel rolled and drawn wires, patent steel wires, barb wire, wire ropes, wire nails, wire netting. Employees 1,500. [1]
1920 Wire rod rolling mill. [2]
1932 Lancashire Steel Corporation acquired Whitecross Co of Warrington[3].
1960 Steel wire ropes. [4]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Engineer of 10th September 1920 p251
- ↑ The Times, 20 December 1932
- ↑ Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p