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B. K. L. Alloys

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1940.
October 1952.

of Birmingham.

1936 Became private company

1961 Aluminium and magnesium smelters, manufacturing alloys, magnesium anodes and tubular welding fittings. 470 employees.[1]

1966 Oscar Hahn was managing director; his company was a world leader in welded pipe fittings[2]

1967 Taken over presumably by GKN

1969 Oscar Hahn succeeded Stanley Markland as chairman and chief executive of the company which was a subsidiary of GKN[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  2. The Times 20 Oct 1966
  3. The Times, Jan. 2, 1969