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Kent Alloys of Rochester.
of Temple Manor Works, Priory Road, Strood.
Founders
1939 Established by Short Brothers (Rochester and Bedford) Ltd as a wholly-owned subsidiary to handle that company's activities in non-ferrous metal casting[1]
By 1957 was a subsidiary of Birfield Industries
1967 GKN acquired Birfield
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