Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 163,993 pages of information and 245,961 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Morceau

From Graces Guide

Fire protection contractor, using sprayed-on passive coatings applied to steel structures

1975 Company formed by Roger Cochrane and Peter Smith[1]

1984 Quoted on Stock Exchange

c.1986 Acquired Aaronite, a competitor [2]

1988 The company was making losses; it was acquired by Tarmac[3] The acquisition, for £6.6 million, meant that Morceau joined Tarmac's Industrial Products Division.[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Feb. 15, 1984
  2. The Times Oct. 27, 1987
  3. The Times Mar. 25, 1988
  4. Nottingham Evening Post 28 March 1988