Midland Aluminium
of Wolverhampton
1955 Public company incorporated to effect a split of South Western Industrial and Water Corporation, grouping the interests in companies involved in aluminium and other metals and engineering into this company; the pottery companies were in a separate group. Products included Tower and Presto brands of domestic cookware, and Glow Worm Boilers; recognised that other R&D products had been less successful[1]
1956 Continued to own a large interest in London Aluminium Co, manufacturer of equipment for breweries, dairies, and chemical plant, and developing into work for atomic plant; also owned Midland Metal Spinning Co, Glow Worm Boilers and the Aerosol Group[2]
1961 Some of the Wolverhampton operations were moved to Wombourn[3]
1969 In the midst of a take-over bid from Judge, Midland sold its subsidiary London Aluminium to Associated Engineering Group[4]. Acquired Corfield Industries[5]
1973 Acquired Hartley and Sugden from Francis Industries[6]
1974 Acquired Interdomo of West Germany which proved problematic; Tube Investments, which supplied the company with aluminium, acquired Midland Aluminium[7]