Chatfields-Martin Walter
1949 Alfred E. Chatfield (Hanley) Ltd was incorporated[1]
1956 Renamed Alfred E. Chatfield (Stoke-on-Trent) Ltd
By 1975 Alfred E. Chatfield (Stoke-on-Trent) Ltd was owned by Charrington Gardner Locket (London)
1981 Named changed to Chatfields-Martin Walter Ltd
By 1986 subsidiaries: Charrington Contract Hire Ltd, Central Garage (Alsager) Ltd
1986 Acquired Norbury Garages Ltd
1989 Chatfields-Martin Walter, motor distributor, was owned by Coalite, who were then acquired by Anglo United
1990 Chatfields-Martin Walter was acquired from Anglo United by that company's chairman, David McErlain[2]