Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Summers, John, & Sons Ltd
- Mersey Ironworks
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire, North West, England
- Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal treatment, coating, galvanising, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to Wolverhampton in 1857. In 1905 relocated to Mersey Ironworks, Ellesmere Port, where became a major employer, building much employee accommodation. 1940s acquired by John Summers & Sons Ltd. Nationalised 1951. A leading producer of galvanised flat or corrugated sheets
Publications:
- 'First major industry. The metal sheet trade, 1879-1918' in P J Aspinall, D M Hudson with R Lawton, Ellesmere Port. The making of an industrial borough by Aspinall, Peter J, & Daphne M Hudson with Richard Lawton
- Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Co of Ellesmere Port by Turpin, Cath
- Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Co of Ellesmere Port. Its place in the town's development and its transport links and operations by Turpin, Cath
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Summers, John, & Sons Ltd
- Mersey Ironworks
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire, North West, England
- Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal treatment, coating, galvanising, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to Wolverhampton in 1857. In 1905 relocated to Mersey Ironworks, Ellesmere Port, where became a major employer, building much employee accommodation. 1940s acquired by John Summers & Sons Ltd. Nationalised 1951. A leading producer of galvanised flat or corrugated sheetsPublications:
- 'First major industry. The metal sheet trade, 1879-1918' in P J Aspinall, D M Hudson with R Lawton, Ellesmere Port. The making of an industrial borough by Aspinall, Peter J, & Daphne M Hudson with Richard Lawton
- Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Co of Ellesmere Port by Turpin, Cath
- Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Co of Ellesmere Port. Its place in the town's development and its transport links and operations by Turpin, Cath