of 415 Old Ford Road, London, E3.
of Hayes, Middlesex (1938)
Manufacturers and suppliers in Great Britain.
1916 Steleonite Metal Stamping Co was formed as a private concern by Max Heymann to make Steleonite steel ceilings
1928 Patent for Heyman steel tiles.
1928 Public company formed to acquire as a going concern Steleonite Metal Stamping Co, makers of ornamental steel ceilings, the only manufacturers of this type of ceiling in Britain or Europe[1]
1929 Increase in capital to acquire Lewis Construction Co, responsible for Lewis dove-tailed steel sheeting system as used on the railways[2] and sole selling rights of Tileonite Enamelled Metal Decorations[3]
1936 Dividends resumed after 6 years[4]
1937 Metal stampers and rollers.[5]
1937 The new larger factory was needed to cope with demand; Lewis Construction Co was a subsidiary; steel flats had been demonstrated at Kings Cross by the British Steel Association[6]
1938 Had moved to Hayes; had developed steel housing which had been approved by the Building Research Station; were taking steps to interest government in steel buildings[7]
1948 Company concentrated on dove-tail sheeting, aluminium and steel tiles; would bring modern cold forming plant into use when materials could be obtained[8]
c.1954 Merged with C. E. Harper Aircraft Co and name changed to the latter[9]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, May 22, 1928
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 12, 1929
- ↑ The Times, Oct 24, 1929
- ↑ The Times, Oct 15, 1936
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, Nov 18, 1937
- ↑ The Times, Nov 25, 1938
- ↑ The Times, Oct 12, 1948
- ↑ The Times, Aug 05, 1955