Birmid Qualcast Industries Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Birmid Industries Ltd
- Qualcast Group
- Derwent Foundry
- Kaufmann Group
- Suffolk Lawnmowers
- Atco Qualcast Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Stowmarket, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
Notes:
Established in 1967 by merger of Birmid Industries Ltd and Qualcast Group. Qualcast traced its origins to 1928 when formed to hold the lawnmower manufacturing interests established by Derwent Foundry of Derby in 1920. Subsequently it developed into a major manufacturer acquiring in particular Kaufmann Group which included Suffolk Lawnmowers of Stowmarket in 1958. Birmid Qualcast was acquired in 1988 by Blue Circle Industries [BCI] when its foundry industries were disposed of. The remaining lawnmower interests, subsequently known as Atco Qualcast Ltd, were acquired by Boche of Germany in 1996 and continue at Stowmarket
Publications:
- This Is Birmid Qualcast by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Birmid Industries Ltd
- Qualcast Group
- Derwent Foundry
- Kaufmann Group
- Suffolk Lawnmowers
- Atco Qualcast Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Stowmarket, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
Notes:
Established in 1967 by merger of Birmid Industries Ltd and Qualcast Group. Qualcast traced its origins to 1928 when formed to hold the lawnmower manufacturing interests established by Derwent Foundry of Derby in 1920. Subsequently it developed into a major manufacturer acquiring in particular Kaufmann Group which included Suffolk Lawnmowers of Stowmarket in 1958. Birmid Qualcast was acquired in 1988 by Blue Circle Industries [BCI] when its foundry industries were disposed of. The remaining lawnmower interests, subsequently known as Atco Qualcast Ltd, were acquired by Boche of Germany in 1996 and continue at StowmarketPublications:
- This Is Birmid Qualcast by Unknown