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Early 1970s [[Coventry Climax]]'s fire pump business was sold into private ownership, and the [[Godiva Fire Pumps Co]] was formed in Warwick. | Early 1970s [[Coventry Climax]]'s fire pump business was sold into private ownership, and the [[Godiva Fire Pumps Co]] was formed in Warwick. | ||
1983 [[SPP]] was bought out of the [[Booker Group]] | 1983 [[Sigmund Pumps|SPP]] was bought out of the [[Booker Group]] | ||
1985 SPP was floated as a public company | 1985 '''SPP''' was floated as a public company | ||
1988 Godiva Fire Pumps was part of [[SPP]] when it was acquired by [[Braithwaites]], engineering and cleaning equipmnt group, making a larger business in specialist equipment hire; Braithwaites' subsidiary Andrews would be put together with SPP's Sykes subsidiary<ref> The Times, April 29, 1988</ref> | 1988 Godiva Fire Pumps was part of [[Sigmund Pumps|SPP]] when it was acquired by [[Braithwaites]], engineering and cleaning equipmnt group, making a larger business in specialist equipment hire; Braithwaites' subsidiary Andrews would be put together with SPP's Sykes subsidiary<ref> The Times, April 29, 1988</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 10:03, 9 September 2013
Early 1970s Coventry Climax's fire pump business was sold into private ownership, and the Godiva Fire Pumps Co was formed in Warwick.
1983 SPP was bought out of the Booker Group
1985 SPP was floated as a public company
1988 Godiva Fire Pumps was part of SPP when it was acquired by Braithwaites, engineering and cleaning equipmnt group, making a larger business in specialist equipment hire; Braithwaites' subsidiary Andrews would be put together with SPP's Sykes subsidiary[1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, April 29, 1988