Difference between revisions of "Murex"
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1918 The company manufactured tungsten from Wolfram ores made available by the [[Ministry of Munitions]]; premises had been acquired in Essex<ref>The Times, Apr 30, 1918</ref> | 1918 The company manufactured tungsten from Wolfram ores made available by the [[Ministry of Munitions]]; premises had been acquired in Essex<ref>The Times, Apr 30, 1918</ref> | ||
1929 Acquired the goodwill, patents and trademarks of [[Thermit]] Ltd, a company which was a owned by [[ICI]]<ref> The Times, Jan 19, 1929</ref> | 1929 Acquired the goodwill, patents and trademarks of [[Thermit]] Ltd, a company which was a owned by [[ICI]]<ref> The Times, Jan 19, 1929</ref> and [[Pure Metal Manufacturing Co]] Ltd<ref> The Times, Oct 03, 1929</ref> | ||
1930 Acquired from [[ICI]] 91.77 percent of the share capital of [[Premier Electric Welding Co]] and the 75 percent it owned of a subsidiary electric welding company<ref>The Times Dec 05, 1929</ref> | |||
1930 [[Alloy Welding Processes|Alloy Welding Processes, Ltd.]] was amalgamated with Murex, Ltd. | 1930 [[Alloy Welding Processes|Alloy Welding Processes, Ltd.]] was amalgamated with Murex, Ltd. |
Revision as of 17:07, 29 June 2016
1913 Company founded in reconstruction (presumably) of Murex Magnetic Co Ltd
1918 The company manufactured tungsten from Wolfram ores made available by the Ministry of Munitions; premises had been acquired in Essex[1]
1929 Acquired the goodwill, patents and trademarks of Thermit Ltd, a company which was a owned by ICI[2] and Pure Metal Manufacturing Co Ltd[3]
1930 Acquired from ICI 91.77 percent of the share capital of Premier Electric Welding Co and the 75 percent it owned of a subsidiary electric welding company[4]
1930 Alloy Welding Processes, Ltd. was amalgamated with Murex, Ltd.
1931 Name changed - presumably the company became Murex Welding Processes Ltd
By 1951 the Powder Metallurgy Division was in Rainham