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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Metal Closures Group

From Graces Guide

of 40 Brook St, London (1969)

1959 Metal Closures Ltd merged with John Dale Ltd to form Metal Closures Group[1] [2]

1960 Acquired Ideal Capsules Ltd[3], P. A. Permuta (Plastics), Permuta Closures and 75 percent of Martin Supply Co (Westcliffe)[4]

1977 Subsidiary companies included:

  • Metal Closures (Huddersfield) Ltd., Tandem Industrial Estate, Waterloo, Huddersfield.
  • Metal Closures (Port Talbot) Ltd., Henshaw Street, Port Talbot.
  • Metal Closures Extensions Ltd., Barnet Road, London Colney.
  • Metal Closures Extrusions Ltd., Deal Street, Bury.
  • Metal Closures Ltd., Bromford Lane, West Bromwich and Henshaw Street, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan.
  • Metal Closures Thermoplastics Ltd.

1989 Metal Closures Ltd was renamed MCG Closures Ltd

1990 Suter owned 29.9 percent and were the first to accept the offer from Wassall[5] when they acquired Metal Closures.


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Oct 17, 1959
  2. The Times, Apr 25, 1961
  3. The Times, Jul 28, 1960
  4. The Times, Nov 15, 1960
  5. The Times January 24, 1990