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British Industrial History
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Hopkinsons
From Graces Guide
Britannia Works of Huddersfield.
1843 Company founded - see J. Hopkinson and Co
1926 Public company.
1927 Advert for boiler mountings and valves
1961 Manufacturers of boiler mountings, valves, soot blowers, steel castings and centrifugal separators. 2,200 employees.
1974 Hopkinsons Holdings acquired Bryan Donkin Co, valve makers, from Hanson Trust[1]
Became part of the Weir Group.
Company history here.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Apr 13, 1974
- Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p1 & p83 & p134
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE