Thomas Bennett (of Leeds)
of Leeds
1970 Alcan Booth Industries acquired 25 percent of Thomas Bennett of Leeds, glass merchants and makers of aluminium shop front systems and laminated glass[1]
c.1976 Alcan Aluminium acquired Thomas Bennett as its first diversification move away from metals.
1976 Supplied laminated glass for a Dutch prison "without bars"[2]
1976 Keith Bennett of Thomas Bennett and Sons was chairman of the Safety Glazing Association[3]
1978 Alcan established a new factory to make bullet-resistant safety glass in Leeds based on the expertise acquired with Thomas Bennett.[4]