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1981 Hawley Leisure, sports good retailer and amusement machine supplier, acquired Provincial (previously Provincial Laundries) forming a new company '''Hawley Group'''<ref>The Times Apr 07, 1981</ref> | 1981 Hawley Leisure, sports good retailer and amusement machine supplier, acquired Provincial (previously Provincial Laundries) forming a new company '''Hawley Group'''<ref>The Times Apr 07, 1981</ref> | ||
1986 Hawley owned 49 percent of [[Henlys]], a Canadian group which owned the motor dealers of the same name; Henlys owned 43 percent of [[Cope Allman and Co]]; Hawleys acquired the other 57 percent of shares in Cope Allman with the intention of combining the ownership<ref>The Times, March 12, 1986</ref> | |||
1987 Hawley acquired [[British Car Auctions]] | 1987 Hawley acquired [[British Car Auctions]] | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 8 March 2017
1978 Michael Ashcroft, having acquired 25 percent of Hawley-Goodall (Walsall), increased his holding to 47.5 percent. He also acquired 29.9 percent of Provincial Laundries.[1].
The companies made several acquisitions.
1980 Hawley Leisure acquired Cherry Leisure, amusement machine operator [2]
1980 Provincial acquired 20 percent of Pritchard Services, an industrial cleaning and contracting group.
1980 Hawley Leisure acquired Fry and Cowell wholesaler and retailer of sports equipment[3]
1981 Hawley Leisure, sports good retailer and amusement machine supplier, acquired Provincial (previously Provincial Laundries) forming a new company Hawley Group[4]
1986 Hawley owned 49 percent of Henlys, a Canadian group which owned the motor dealers of the same name; Henlys owned 43 percent of Cope Allman and Co; Hawleys acquired the other 57 percent of shares in Cope Allman with the intention of combining the ownership[5]
1987 Hawley acquired British Car Auctions
1987 Hawley acquired ADT Inc of USA, the world's largest burglar and fire alarm services group[6]
1988 Hawley took control of Cope Allman and Co; Hawley changed its name to ADT[7]