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1973 Twenty per cent owned by [[British Steel]] | 1973 Twenty per cent owned by [[British Steel]] | ||
1973 [[British Steel]] sold its carbon- and mild-steel wire-making activities at Warrington (Rylands and Whitecross) and at Middlesbrough ([[Dorman, Long and Co|Dorman Long]]) into a new company [[Rylands-Whitecross]], jointly owned by [[Tinsley Wire Industries]] and [[British Ropes]]<ref>The Times, Aug 17, 1973</ref> | 1973 [[British Steel]] sold its carbon- and mild-steel wire-making activities at Warrington ([[Rylands Brothers|Rylands]] and [[Whitecross Co|Whitecross]]) and at Middlesbrough ([[Dorman, Long and Co|Dorman Long]]) into a new company [[Rylands-Whitecross]], jointly owned by [[Tinsley Wire Industries]] and [[British Ropes]]<ref>The Times, Aug 17, 1973</ref> | ||
1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer<ref>The Times, May 18, 1994</ref> | 1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer<ref>The Times, May 18, 1994</ref> | ||
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1973 Twenty per cent owned by British Steel
1973 British Steel sold its carbon- and mild-steel wire-making activities at Warrington (Rylands and Whitecross) and at Middlesbrough (Dorman Long) into a new company Rylands-Whitecross, jointly owned by Tinsley Wire Industries and British Ropes[1]
1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer[2]
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