Difference between revisions of "Scunthorpe Rod Mill"
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1949 Company incorporated by [[GKN]] and [[Templeborough Rolling Mills]] to operate the wire rod mill transferred from GKN's Cardiff site to Scunthorpe<ref>The Times, Jun 24, 1950</ref>. | |||
1953 [[Templeborough Rolling Mills]]'s holding in [[Scunthorpe Rod Mill]] Ltd was sold to the [[Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain]]<ref>The Times, 5 August 1953</ref>. | 1953 [[Templeborough Rolling Mills]]'s holding in [[Scunthorpe Rod Mill]] Ltd was sold to the [[Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain]]<ref>The Times, 5 August 1953</ref>. | ||
1955 Private sale of | 1955 Private sale of '''John Lysaght's Scunthorpe Works Ltd''' by the Holding and Realisation Agency<ref>The Times, 31 January 1956</ref> to [[GKN]]<ref>The Times, 29 June 1956</ref> including the wholly-owned subsidiary [[Scunthorpe Rod Mill]] Ltd. | ||
1968 [[Scunthorpe Rod Mill]] Ltd was renamed '''GKN Distributors''' Ltd, which was formed to amalgamate the distribution interests of GKN and to acquire [[Davis and Timmins]] Ltd, [[W. Galloway and Co]] Ltd, GKN (Northern Ireland) Ltd and [[John Lysaght |John Lysaght (Services)]] Ltd, [[Macnays]] Ltd, [[Nettlefold and Moser]] Ltd and other companies controlled by GKN involved in distribution. | |||
1976 Name changed to [[Macnays]] Ltd | |||
1983 Name changed to '''Sankey Laminations''' Ltd, another subsidiary of [[GKN]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 5 March 2024
1949 Company incorporated by GKN and Templeborough Rolling Mills to operate the wire rod mill transferred from GKN's Cardiff site to Scunthorpe[1].
1953 Templeborough Rolling Mills's holding in Scunthorpe Rod Mill Ltd was sold to the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain[2].
1955 Private sale of John Lysaght's Scunthorpe Works Ltd by the Holding and Realisation Agency[3] to GKN[4] including the wholly-owned subsidiary Scunthorpe Rod Mill Ltd.
1968 Scunthorpe Rod Mill Ltd was renamed GKN Distributors Ltd, which was formed to amalgamate the distribution interests of GKN and to acquire Davis and Timmins Ltd, W. Galloway and Co Ltd, GKN (Northern Ireland) Ltd and John Lysaght (Services) Ltd, Macnays Ltd, Nettlefold and Moser Ltd and other companies controlled by GKN involved in distribution.
1976 Name changed to Macnays Ltd
1983 Name changed to Sankey Laminations Ltd, another subsidiary of GKN