Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Perry Barr Metal Co
From Graces Guide
of Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham (1937)
of Great Barr, Birmingham (1961)
1920 Company founded.
1924 Private company.
1937 Aluminium die castings and fittings for aircraft. "Perbarmet" Aluminium Diecastings, Alloy Pressings and Machined Components.[1]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1961 Manufacturers of light alloy castings and fabricated engineering assemblies and machined components for aircraft, motor and allied trades. 300 employees.[2]
1982 By now was part of Birmid Qualcast (Foundries). Specialised in cylinder heads.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ * 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Engineer 1982/03/04