Newey and Eyre
Electrical distributors, of Birmingham
1926 Company incorporated as W. H. Price and Newey
1928 Name changed to Newey and Eyre.
1951 60 percent interest in the company acquired by Thomas Tilling[1]
1953 Head office in Dudley. Acquired 75 percent interest in Coventry Electrical Appliances[2]
1979 Acquired A. M. Lock and Co.[3]
Published: Wednesday 22 August 1979 Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
1982 Acquired Wellco Electric from Wellco Holdings[4]
1983 Became part of BTR when Thomas Tilling was acquired.
1990 Wellco Electric and Hopson Bridgers were sold to Electrocomponents[5]