British Insulated Cables
From GracesGuide
of Prescot, Lancashire
of Surrey House, Embankment, London, EC2. (1937)
- 1890 British Insulated Cables had its origins in the British Insulated Wire Co of Prescot, near Liverpool.
- 1902 The name was changed to British Insulated and Helsby Cables after the amalgamation of the British Insulated Wire Co Ltd and the Telegraph Manufacturing Co Ltd.
- 1925 The company changed its name to the British Insulated Cables Ltd (BIC).
- 1930 Acquired Macintosh Cable Co from Dunlops who had decided not to continue in the cable industry in view of their general programme of expansion in the rubber manufacturing industry.
- 1937 Advert in British Industries Fair Catalogue as Maker of C. M. A. (Cable Makers Association) Cables. (Electricity: Industrial and Domestic Section - Stand No. Cb.501 and Cb.400) [1]
- 1937 Electric cable manufacturers. [2]
- 1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
- 1945 The company became British Insulated Callenders Cables or BICC, after the merger with Callenders Cable and Construction Co.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair Advert p564; and p339
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- [1] Knowsley Local History
