Brent Manufacturing Co
1930 Company incorporated
Supplier of driers to paint manufacturers; manufacturer of industrial chemicals.
1961 Brent Manufacturing Co was incorporated as a public company; a minority of its shares were made available to the public. Subsidiary Brent Chemical Products[1]
1967 Acquired the chemical products division of Zenith Carburetters[2]
1969 Profits dropped due to reduction in demand
1970 Merged with Phonotas, provider of a telephone cleaning service[3]. Three private investors put money into the business and gained seats on the board[4]. As a result took control of the company which became Brent Chemicals International[5]