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1968 Acquired [[Star Engineering]] of Malvern<ref>The Times, Jun 05, 1968</ref> | 1968 Acquired [[Star Engineering]] of Malvern<ref>The Times, Jun 05, 1968</ref> | ||
1968 Acquired [[Prendiside]] from the liquidators of [[B. and K. Machinery]]<ref>The Times Aug 08, 1968</ref> | |||
1968 merger of '''Redman Tools''' and [[Heenan and Froude|Heenan Group]] by one-for-one share offer for Heenan by Redman<ref>The Times, 30 July 1968</ref> forming [[Redman Heenan|Redman Heenan International]]. | 1968 merger of '''Redman Tools''' and [[Heenan and Froude|Heenan Group]] by one-for-one share offer for Heenan by Redman<ref>The Times, 30 July 1968</ref> forming [[Redman Heenan|Redman Heenan International]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 10 March 2016
1938 Company founded[1] by Albert Redman who developed a new way of forming bumpers for cars using hydraulic roll forming.
Post-WWII Concentrated on development of machine tools
Produced interchangeable press tool units under the Unitool brand name
1964 Public placing of shares in Redman Tools on the Birmingham Stock Exchange[2]
1965 The company's custom tools were used by most motor manufacturers in Britain and Europe[3]
1965 Acquired Press Equipment and Press Guards[4] of Hockley, Birmingham, and Direct Vulcanizing Co[5]
1966 Acquired Salt Engineering Co (Coventry)[6]
1967 Acquired the share and loan interest of Coventry Gauge in Humphris and Sons of Poole[7]
1967 Acquired Newick Engineering of Worcester[8]
1968 Acquired Star Engineering of Malvern[9]
1968 Acquired Prendiside from the liquidators of B. and K. Machinery[10]
1968 merger of Redman Tools and Heenan Group by one-for-one share offer for Heenan by Redman[11] forming Redman Heenan International.