of 22 Moorgate Street and Greasbrough Road, Rotherham
1869 The company was established.
1891 The company absorbed the Railway Rolling Stock Co.
1898 On 10 February, the company was re-registered in connection with an increase of capital under the same title as before. [1]
1901 Railway Wagon Builders. [2]
1911 Smithfield Club Show. Exhibited vans and carts and their 'Victoria' petrol engines. (British Wagon and Carriage Co). [3]
1918 Wagon Repairs founded to acquire the wagon-repairing business of wagon-building firms including the British Wagon Co.
1935 Had an interest in British Railway Traffic and Electric Co[4]
1953 Agricultural and Industrial Hire Purchase. C. F. Lawrence King, M.I.Mech.E. was General Manager.
1968 Acquired Powell Duffryn Wagon Co because of the similarity of business interests[5]
c.1969 Acquired by UDT
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, 1901 p980
- ↑ The Engineer of 8th December 1911 p595
- ↑ The Times Feb. 18, 1935
- ↑ The Times Sept. 5, 1968