Smethwick Drop Forgings
of Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands. Telephone: Smethwick 1234/5. Telegraphic Address: "Droforg, 'Phone, Birmingham".
1904 Business established, presumably becoming part of A. Harper and Sons
1933 Acquired by Hadfields
1936 Public company formed to acquire the drop forgings business of Beans Industries[1]
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Drop Forgings for the Automobile, Electrical, Textile and Agricultural Machinery and General Engineering Trades. (Stand No. D.518).[2]
1937 Manufacturers of drop forgings.[3]
1961 Manufacturers of drop forgings for automobile, railway, electrical, armament and other industries, in a range of material comprising steel, alloys and non-ferrous metals. 1,000 employees.[4]
1963 Company bought by GKN.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Apr 29, 1936
- ↑ * 1937 British Industries Fair p415
- ↑ * 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- [1] Answers.com