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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

December 1951. Zirconium.
June 1955. Sintered Permanent Magnets.
1964. Large electric beam furnace.

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


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Apr 30, 1918
  2. The Times, Jan 19, 1929
  3. The Times, Oct 03, 1929
  4. The Times Dec 05, 1929