William Ridgway and Sons


of Sheffield
1878 Company founded.
1909 Private company.
1937 Manufacturers of augers, bits, wood-boring and motorising tools. [1]
1961 Wood boring tool manufacturers. [2]
1962 With C. and J. Hampton purchased William Marples and Sons.
1972 Merger with C. and J. Hampton to form Record Ridgway[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Jan 03, 1973