Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Blakeys (Malleable Castings)

From Graces Guide

Maker of Blakeys Boot Protectors and other products

1935 Blakeys Boot Protectors Ltd had several subsidiaries and acquired Pennine Chain Belt Co[1]

By 1936 was a publicly quoted company

1964 600 people were employed at the Leeds foundry[2]

1969 at some time after this the name was changed to Blakeys (Metal Castings)[3]

By 1973 the company was known as Blakeys (Metal Castings)[4]

1978 Acquired by Allied Insulators[5]

1984 Acquired by Williams Holdings[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Aug 14, 1935
  2. The Times, Nov 20, 1964
  3. The Times, Friday, Nov 20, 1964
  4. The Times, Jul 28, 1973
  5. The Times Mar. 17, 1978
  6. The Times, Jun 29, 1984