Bullough Securities
1954 Company incorporated
1955 "Bullough Securities is the old Howard and Bullough (Securities) divested of its interest in Textile Machinery Makers. It became public last November. It is a holding company including in its investment's minority ..."[1]
1957 Acquired British Dyewood Co. [2]
1958 Public offer of shares in the company[3]
1964 "Another company that looks as if it could be breaking free from an “investment trust” complex is Bullough Securities. This group now seems to be concentrating on building up a chain of laundry and dry cleaning companies."[4]
1964 Acquired B. and B. Trailers from British Ropes. [5]
1964 Acquired Plus-Gas Generator Co
1965 Acquired M. H. H. Engineering Co. [6]
1968 "Henderson Diamond Tool Co. Ltd., of Allesley Old Road, Coventry, since it was taken over by the Manchester firm of Bullough Securities Ltd. six months ago. Mr. W. T. G. Scott, whose appointment as managing director of the company has now been confirmed ..."[7]
1970 Abrasive Products Ltd, Bilston, Staffs. (A subsidiary of Bullough Securities Ltd.) [8]
1970 Bullough Securities a combine with its head office at Epsom[9]
1971 "Bullough Securities, the engineering, chemicals and cleaning group, now holds a total of 58.33 per cent. of the capital of Newton Derby, the Derby-based electrical engineers following its offer. Mr. B. P. Jenks is chairman of Bullough ..."[10]
1972 ".... view that merger of the two companies “is very much in Watney’s interests.”[11]
1972 "Reading, part of the engineering group of Bullough Securities, are one of Coventry's smaller plating concerns. They are based in a 7,000 sq. ft. factory at Curriers Close"[12]
1973 "Bullough Securities, the chemical and engineering firm with interests at Bilston and Birmingham. Chairman Mr. B. P. Jenks, reports that the current year has started well. ..."[13]
1982 Re-registered as a public limited company Bullough plc.
1983 The office furniture to engineering group[14]
2003 Acquired by Montpellier Group plc
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Bradford Observer 01 December 1955
- ↑ The Times, January 3, 1958
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post 06 February 1958
- ↑ Sunday Express 15 March 1964
- ↑ The Times, November 10, 1964
- ↑ The Times, March 3, 1966
- ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 06 May 1969
- ↑ Wolverhampton Express and Star 25 February 1970
- ↑ Leicester Daily Mercury 17 June 1970
- ↑ Wolverhampton Express and Star 30 March 1971
- ↑ Wolverhampton Express and Star 28 January 1972
- ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 25 October 1972
- ↑ Wolverhampton Express and Star 28 February 1973
- ↑ The Scotsman 01 February 1983
- Companies house filings