Renishaw Iron Co
of Renishaw Iron Works, of Derbyshire, pig iron manufacturers
1881 The furnaces were listed under Appleby and Co[1]
1888 The furnaces were certainly operating before this date as Emma, the 87 year old widow of James Appleby (of Renishaw Iron Co), died then [2]. The company is owned by Appleby and Co [3]
1894 Renishaw Iron Co had 2 of its 3 furnaces in blast[4]
1917 The company had been put into Voluntary Liquidation[5]
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) [6]
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[7].
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[8]
1956 Purchased by Tube Investments for its complementary pig iron facilities [9].
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 [10].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1881 Rylands Directory: Blast Furnaces
- ↑ The Times, 2 October 1888
- ↑ The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, Wednesday, May 02, 1888
- ↑ [1] Parliamentary papers
- ↑ London Gazette 20 February 1917
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair p405
- ↑ The Times, 1 December 1938
- ↑ Hansard 19 February 1951
- ↑ The Times, 16 November 1956
- ↑ The Times, 10 February 1968
- [2] [3] Wikipatents
- The Engineer of 9th February 1968 p269