Central and Sheerwood
1911 The Central Oil and Gas Trust Ltd was incorporated
1921 Name changed to Central Oil and Chemicals Trust Ltd
1925 Name changed to Central Oil, Mining and Chemicals Trust Ltd
1966 Name changed to Central and Sherwood Trust Ltd
1972 Central and Sheerwood acquired Newton, Chambers and Co and kept the Ipswich factory of Ransomes and Rapier open[1]
1982 Name changed to Central and Sherwood plc. Robert Maxwell was chairman.
1991 Merger with Transfer Technology Ltd[2], led by Geoffrey Robinson (politician, ex-Jaguar), to make advanced components for the motor industry[3]; name changed to Transfer Technology Group plc
1992 Rights issue to fund purchase of[4]:
- B. E. W. (Auto Products) volume supplier of iron and aluminium castings to motor industry
- Earby Light Engineers, supplier to aerospace industry
- Raycon Corporation of USA, maker of electro-discharge and laser machining equipment
1992 Principal subsidiaries[5]:
- A. L. Dunn and Co aluminium castings manufacturer
- Amchem Co, manufacturer of advanced technology for specialist engineering applications
- B. E. W. (Auto Products) casting machinists
- Coventry Apex Engineering Co casting machinists
- Earby Light Engineers, turbine components
- Matrix Grinding Technologies, grinding machines
- Multiphase Pumping Systems, pumps
- Paraphase Technologies, scanning systems
- Petroleum Seals and Systems, seals
- Raycon Corporation (USA), manufacturer of advanced technology for specialist engineering applications
- Reindeer Rubber Co, rubber sheeting
- Rubber and Plastic Industries, extrusions and mouldings
- Sarclad International, equipment for steel industry
- Transfer Technology, control equipment
- Yamato Lock Inspection Systems, electronic metal detection and weighting equipment
Acquired the grinding machines and spare parts business of Matrix Churchill (in receivership) and business and certain assets of Harland Simon Scanning Systems (in receivership)
1993 Name of Transfer Technology Group plc changed to TransTec plc
2000 Receiver appointed[6]
2012 Company dissolved
See Also
Sources of Information
- companies house filings