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1970 Acquired '''Motive Electric Services''', and '''Norton Industries''' of Wolverhampton<ref>The Times, Feb 11, 1970</ref>, '''A. Wells''', makers of toys and plastic housewares<ref>The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 27, 1970</ref>, '''Perks and Stokes''', scrap merchants. All iron and steel activities were concentrated in the Norton business. Acme Conveyors and Construction of Kingswinford were part of the group. | 1970 Acquired '''Motive Electric Services''', and '''Norton Industries''' of Wolverhampton<ref>The Times, Feb 11, 1970</ref>, '''A. Wells''', makers of toys and plastic housewares<ref>The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 27, 1970</ref>, '''Perks and Stokes''', scrap merchants. All iron and steel activities were concentrated in the Norton business. Acme Conveyors and Construction of Kingswinford were part of the group. | ||
By 1971 [[Bromford Spring Co]] and Kelo Spring Co were parts of the group<ref>The Times, Jan 04, 1971</ref>. Acquired '''H. E. Dean and Co''', makers of small die castings<ref>The Times, Dec 22, 1971</ref> | |||
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of Halesowen Road, Dudley
Steel stockholders, metal processors, tubes, fittings and fabrications, light engineering, drop forging and castings, industrial services.
c.1935 Company incorporated[1]
1957 Share placing on Birmingham Stock Exchange[2]
1968 Acquired Midland Iron Group of Cradley Heath[3].
1969 Acquired Fletcher Houston[4]
1970 Acquired Motive Electric Services, and Norton Industries of Wolverhampton[5], A. Wells, makers of toys and plastic housewares[6], Perks and Stokes, scrap merchants. All iron and steel activities were concentrated in the Norton business. Acme Conveyors and Construction of Kingswinford were part of the group.
By 1971 Bromford Spring Co and Kelo Spring Co were parts of the group[7]. Acquired H. E. Dean and Co, makers of small die castings[8]
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Sources of Information
- The Times, Friday, May 14, 1976