of Beacon Works, Hospital Street, Birmingham. (1945)
of Beacon Works, Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, Staffs. (1951)
Manufacturers of 'Clipper' and 'Beacon' products.
1901 Company founded.
1909 Private company.
1961 Stampers and pressers, manufacturing brass, aluminium and plastic curtain rails, stair carpet holders, horticultural brass ware and brass chain. [1]
1973 Smith and Davis (Hardware) was acquired by Delta Metal Co as part of its policy of concentrating on high added value products[2]
1974 Wednesbury factory employed 500 people with a further 70 being employed at an associated works in Cannock. 1,500 separate catalogue items in regular production in brass.[3]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times Jan. 29, 1973
- ↑ The Engineer 1974/05/02