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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> | 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> | ||
1989 [[British Steel]] and Belgian steel cord company Bekaert acquired [[Bridon]]'s 40 percent holding in the company; [[Bridon]] acquired [[Fox Wire]], [[Johnson and Nephew]] and [[Lionweld Kennedy]] from Tinsley<ref>The Times (London, England), Thursday, February 09, 1989</ref> | 1989 [[British Steel]] and Belgian steel cord company Bekaert acquired [[Bridon]]'s 40 percent holding in the company; [[Bridon]] acquired [[Fox Wire]], [[Richard Johnson and Nephew|Johnson and Nephew]] and [[Lionweld Kennedy]] from Tinsley<ref>The Times (London, England), Thursday, February 09, 1989</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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1962 New factory constructed at Shepcote Lane, Sheffield[1]
1964 Boulton and Paul sold their wire and wire products interests to Tinsley Wire[2]
1968 Acquired light engineers S. Blanckensee and Son of Cannock[3]
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[4]
1989 British Steel and Belgian steel cord company Bekaert acquired Bridon's 40 percent holding in the company; Bridon acquired Fox Wire, Johnson and Nephew and Lionweld Kennedy from Tinsley[5]
1994 was Britain's largest wire manufacturer and Sheffield's largest private employer[6]