Qualcast
of Derby
1801 Company founded.
1920 Private company.
1928 Company made public.
1937 Ironfounders. "Qualcast" Grey Iron Castings. [1]
1958 Acquired H. Kaufmann, Suffolk-based lawnmower maker
1961 Ironfounders and manufacturers of lawn mowers, kitchen furniture, lightweight tubular chairs, carpet sweepers, domestic appliances, pottery, jigs and tools and general engineering. 5,000 employees. [2]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Ferrous die castings. [3]
1965 Acquired Charles H. Pugh Ltd.
Purchased Suffolk Iron Foundry (1920), of which Sifbronze was a trading division.
1967 Merger of Birmid Industries and Qualcast to form the public company Birmid Qualcast[4].
1988 The Birmid Qualcast group was acquired by Blue Circle who sold off the foundry divisions[5].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ The Times, 14 February 1967
- ↑ Qualcast website [1]