Renishaw Iron Co
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of Renishaw Iron Works, of Derbyshire, pig iron manufacturers Telephone: Eckington 17. Telegraphic Address: "Furnaces, Renishaw"
1888 Certainly operating before this date as the 87 year old widow of James Appleby (of Renishaw Iron Co) died then [1].
1920s-30s Difficult times for the company as demand for pig iron fluctuated with consequent firing and shutting down of furnace and hiring/firing of workers.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Pig Iron Brand "Renishaw" Foundry Iron, Derbyshire quality , for general engineering castings and light castings. Special Low Phosphorous and High Manganese iron for all grades of high class castings. (Stand No. D.821) [2]
1938 Loan from Tinsley Park Colliery Co in exchange for agreement that control of the company and right to supply coke were secured by Tinsley Park[3].
1941 Patent - An improved wheel attachment for prevention of wheel spin.
1945 Patent - Improvements in or relating to chairs for railway lines.
1951 Nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain[4]
1956 Purchased by Tube Investments for its complementary pig iron facilities [5].
1968 British Steel announced that pig iron production would cease with 225 out of 420 losing their jobs. This was a consequence of closing the open hearth steel making plant at Park Gate Iron and Steel Co's works which would reduce demand for pig iron from Renishaw to below economic levels [6].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 2 October 1888
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair p405
- ↑ The Times, 1 December 1938
- ↑ Hansard 19 February 1951
- ↑ The Times, 16 November 1956
- ↑ The Times, 10 February 1968
- [1] [2] Wikipatents
- The Engineer of 9th February 1968 p269
