James Bridge Copper Works
of Darlaston Road, James Bridge, Walsall
1917 James Bridge Copper Works Ltd was incorporated to acquire the business carried on by Edward Krieger, metal merchant, as Kenneth Page and Co of Walsall.
c.1931 The James family (of Wolverhampton Metal Co) took on the management of the James Bridge Copper Works[1]
1942 Wolverhampton Metal Co acquired a minority share in James Bridge Copper Works, at a time when it was mainly a washing plant of the old jig type with relatively small furnaces.
1944 The remaining shares were acquired from the James family so James Bridge Copper Works became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolverhampton Metal Co
1967 Major expansion to increase production of high purity copper cathode from 15,000 tons to 50,000 tons and reduce emissions from the process[2].
1968 Imperial Metal Industries acquired Wolverhampton Metal Holdings Ltd
Both The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd and later IMI Ltd, invested heavily in the site.
1969 Name of the company was changed to James Bridge Copper Ltd
1971 Name of the company was changed to IMI Refiners Ltd