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1980 Acquired [[Gosforth Industrial Holdings]], the remnant of [[Swan Hunter]] after the ship building activities were nationalised<ref>The Times, Dec 03, 1980</ref> | 1980 Acquired [[Gosforth Industrial Holdings]], the remnant of [[Swan Hunter]] after the ship building activities were nationalised<ref>The Times, Dec 03, 1980</ref> | ||
1986 Sold the building supplies division to [[Bowater | 1986 Sold the building supplies division to [[Bowater Corporation|Bowater]] in order to concentrate on printing and packaging<ref>The Times, February 14, 1986</ref>. Sold [[Allan Kennedy and Co]] to TWIL and [[Hodgetts and Mole]] to [[Greengate Woodturning (1940)]], a subsidiary of the [[Chillington Corporation]]<ref>The Times, September 17, 1986</ref> | ||
1987 Acquired [[Berisford Group]], maker of ribbons and labels<ref>The Times March 17, 1987</ref> | 1987 Acquired [[Berisford Group]], maker of ribbons and labels<ref>The Times March 17, 1987</ref> |
Revision as of 12:50, 22 November 2020
Builders merchants of Northumberland
of Appleby Castle, Appleby, Cumbria (1974)
1970 Acquired some of the fixed assets and stock of the merchanting division of Henry Foster Building Products[1]
1972 Acquired N. F. Ramsay and Co, architectural ironmongers of Newcastle, and Frost and Murkett, builders merchants of Nottingham[2]
1973 Issue of shares to the public by ICFC[3]
Acquired shares in Liner Concrete Machinery Co
1975 Acquired Wright-Scriven[4]
1976 Acquired Allan Kennedy and Co[5]
1977 Acquired Hindson Print Group[6]
1978 Acquired Harkwell, to extend the specialist printing activities[7]
1980 Acquired Surrey Fine Art Press[8]
1980 Acquired Gosforth Industrial Holdings, the remnant of Swan Hunter after the ship building activities were nationalised[9]
1986 Sold the building supplies division to Bowater in order to concentrate on printing and packaging[10]. Sold Allan Kennedy and Co to TWIL and Hodgetts and Mole to Greengate Woodturning (1940), a subsidiary of the Chillington Corporation[11]
1987 Acquired Berisford Group, maker of ribbons and labels[12]
1999 Reduction in capital approved[13]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Aug 20, 1970
- ↑ The Times Aug 01, 1972
- ↑ The Times, Feb 15, 1973
- ↑ The Times, Aug 21, 197
- ↑ The Times, Jun 15, 1976
- ↑ The Times, Sep 08, 1977
- ↑ The Times Jul 14, 1978
- ↑ The Times, Nov 11, 1980
- ↑ The Times, Dec 03, 1980
- ↑ The Times, February 14, 1986
- ↑ The Times, September 17, 1986
- ↑ The Times March 17, 1987
- ↑ The Times, December 23, 1999