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[[Image:Im1936MotSC-Beans.jpg|thumb| October 1936. Cotal gears by [[Cotal Chadburn Co]]. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1948MotSC-Beans.jpg|thumb| 1948. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1951MShow-Beans.jpg|thumb| October 1951. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1953MotSC-Beans.jpg|thumb| October 1953. Bilchrome. ]] | |||
[[image:Im1954CMS-Beans.jpg|thumb| September 1954. ]] | |||
[[image:Im196105AE-BeansInd.jpg |thumb| May 1961. ]] | |||
General Engineers, of Tipton, Staffordshire | |||
1933 Private company, owned by [[Hadfields]], formed to acquire the fixed assets and stocks of [[A. Harper, Sons and Bean|Beans Cars]] Ltd; the company would supply components to the motor industry<ref> The Times, Mar 20, 1934</ref>, especially crankcases and gearboxes; later concentrated on remanufacturing engines<ref>The Times, July 17, 1992</ref>. | |||
==Sources of Information== | 1935 Hadfields and its associated company Bean Industries made special components for Malcolm Campbell's reconstructed car [[Bluebird (Campbell)|Bluebird]]<ref>The Times, Apr 08, 1935</ref> | ||
1936 [[Hadfields]] disposed of all of its interests in Beans Industries<ref>The Times, Apr 17, 1936</ref> | |||
1936 Public company [[Smethwick Drop Forgings]] was formed to acquire the drop forgings business of [[Beans Industries]]<ref>The Times, Apr 29, 1936</ref> | |||
1937 Became public company. [[Victor Riley]] was Chairman. | |||
1940 Record output<ref>The Times, Mar 05, 1940</ref>; seems to have been a public company at this time | |||
1961 General engineers and iron founders for the motor and engineering trades. 2,00 employees | |||
1961 A member of the [[Standard-Triumph International|Standard-Triumph]] Group. | |||
By 1969 was a subsidiary of [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]]<ref>The Times, May 31, 1969</ref> | |||
At some point the company was renamed [[Beans Engineering]]. | |||
1972 '''BL''' transferred its marine engine work to '''Beans''', which had 1000 employees at Tipton sites<ref>The Times, Nov 30, 1972</ref>. | |||
1988 Management buyout from [[Rover]] with investment from [[Investors in Industry|3i]]; 300 employees<ref>The Times, March 02, 1988</ref>. | |||
1992 Beans Engineering acquired [[Reliant]], one of its largest customers, from the receivers<ref>The Times, July 17, 1992</ref>. | |||
1994 Went into receivership due to debts within some of its subsidiaries; the receiver planned to sell [[Reliant]]<ref>The Times, January 16, 1995</ref>. | |||
== See Also == | |||
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== Sources of Information == | |||
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* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] | * [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 25 July 2020
General Engineers, of Tipton, Staffordshire
1933 Private company, owned by Hadfields, formed to acquire the fixed assets and stocks of Beans Cars Ltd; the company would supply components to the motor industry[1], especially crankcases and gearboxes; later concentrated on remanufacturing engines[2].
1935 Hadfields and its associated company Bean Industries made special components for Malcolm Campbell's reconstructed car Bluebird[3]
1936 Hadfields disposed of all of its interests in Beans Industries[4]
1936 Public company Smethwick Drop Forgings was formed to acquire the drop forgings business of Beans Industries[5]
1937 Became public company. Victor Riley was Chairman.
1940 Record output[6]; seems to have been a public company at this time
1961 General engineers and iron founders for the motor and engineering trades. 2,00 employees
1961 A member of the Standard-Triumph Group.
By 1969 was a subsidiary of British Leyland[7]
At some point the company was renamed Beans Engineering.
1972 BL transferred its marine engine work to Beans, which had 1000 employees at Tipton sites[8].
1988 Management buyout from Rover with investment from 3i; 300 employees[9].
1992 Beans Engineering acquired Reliant, one of its largest customers, from the receivers[10].
1994 Went into receivership due to debts within some of its subsidiaries; the receiver planned to sell Reliant[11].