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Revision as of 11:19, 22 October 2017
Storage tank, pipework and material handing systems maker of Warrington
1965 William Neill and Son merged with Capper Holdings; company renamed Capper-Neill[1]
1973 Was the main steel fabricating subsidiary of Capper-Neill[2]
1976 Acquired Custom Coils[3]
1977 Acquired Ronksley Investments (previously Arthur Lee Investments) and Glover Group[4]
1977 Subsidiaries included[5]:
- William Neill and Son (St Helens) Ltd
- William H. Capper and Co
- Appleton and Howard
- U D Engineering Co
- Custom Coils
- Aqua Logistics
- M. Monks and Co
- OPL Instrumentation
- Glover Group
- British Ropeway Engineering Co
- Glover Brothers (Mossley)
- William James Glover and Co
- Glover Plastics
- Glover Tools (Mossley)
- Glover Engineering (Mossley)
- Paterson Hughes Engineering Co
- BPS Printers
- Lecplan
1978 Rights issue to pay for new head office and new factory in Southampton[6]
1983 In the face of unexpected threat of bankruptcy due to disputes about contracts in the Middle East, the company was rescued by cash injection by Consolidated Contractors (CCC) of Lebanon and the banks, who effectively assumed control of the company[7]
1984 Company forced into receivership by the banks[8]
1984 Management buy-out of Capper Pipe Service[9]