F. Francis and Sons
Manufacturer of tin boxes and steel drums, of 140 Trundley's Road, Deptford, London, SE
1869 Company founded.
1914 Manufacturers of metallic casks and tin boxes; tinplate printers; hollow ware stampers; sheet metal workers. Specialities: iron drums and kegs for oils, chemicals etc., steel barrels, fancy tins, advertising tablets and trays, stamped retinned hollow ware, tuns and cans for paints, varnishes, enamels etc. Employees 700. [1]
1956 Private company.
1960 Acquired Lacrinoid Products[2]
1961 Manufacturers of steel drums and tin boxes (plain and decorated) 600 employees. [3]
1968 Name changed to Francis Industries[4], reflecting the wide range of interests of the company
1969 Losses due to major investment for expansion at subsidiary Keighley Lifts[5]
1969 The companies in the group were[6]:
- United Lift and Escalator Co Ltd (with subsidiaries Keighley Lifts Ltd, Escalators Ltd, Glasgow Lifts Ltd, Irish Lifts Ltd, John McLean and Sons (Lifts) Ltd)
- F. Francis and Sons Ltd (tins and drums)
- Sagar-Richards Ltd (die castings)
- Lacrinoid Products Ltd (plastics)
- N. W. Hempsall Ltd (eggs, poultry, fertilizers)
- Hartley and Sugden Ltd (boilers)
- R. D. M. Closures Ltd (stoppers)
- Containers and Closures Ltd
1970 Sold R. D. M. Closures[7]
1971 Major loss declared due to incorrect accounts at United Lift and Escalator Co[8]
1972 Sold Escalators Ltd of Keighley[9]
1973 Sold Hartley and Sugden to Midland Aluminium[10]; sold N. W. Hempsall[11]. Acquired Clear Hooters[12]
1977 Sold United Lifts which left 5 subsidiaries[13]
1981 Acquired 4 small companies - Drummond Packaging, Steloroy, an injection moulder, Adlec, coatings on plastic, Agovox, distributors of telephone answering machines[14]
1982 Acquired Yorkshire Engineering Supplies[15]
1984 After a year's campaign Suter Electrical took over Francis Industries[16]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Oct 07, 1960
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Jul 11, 1968
- ↑ The Times, Mar 07, 1969
- ↑ The Times, Aug 28, 1969
- ↑ The Times, Jul 31, 1970
- ↑ The Times, Jul 09, 1971
- ↑ The Times, Sep 05, 1972
- ↑ The Times, May 03, 1973
- ↑ The Times, Oct 12, 1973
- ↑ The Times, May 17, 1973
- ↑ The Times, Apr 19, 1978
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 03, 1981
- ↑ The Times, Feb 03, 1982
- ↑ The Times, Dec 04, 1984