Balfour, Arthur, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Seebohm & Dieckstahl
- Balfour & Darwins Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to Seebohm & Dieckstahl, crucible cast steel makers, established in 1865. Incorporated 1899 as Seebohm & Dieckstahl Ltd. Specialised in high speed steels. Renamed Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd in 1915 and floated as a public company 1950. Merged with Darwins Group in 1961 to form Balfour & Darwins Ltd, manufacturers of special steels. 1st and 2nd Lords Riverdale sometime chairmen
Publications:
- Centenary. Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd, Sheffield, England, 1865-1965 by Unknown
- Lord Riverdale Remembers by Riverdale, 2nd Lord
- Sheffield steel. Memoirs of fifty years by Riverdale, 1st Lord
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Seebohm & Dieckstahl
- Balfour & Darwins Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to Seebohm & Dieckstahl, crucible cast steel makers, established in 1865. Incorporated 1899 as Seebohm & Dieckstahl Ltd. Specialised in high speed steels. Renamed Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd in 1915 and floated as a public company 1950. Merged with Darwins Group in 1961 to form Balfour & Darwins Ltd, manufacturers of special steels. 1st and 2nd Lords Riverdale sometime chairmenPublications:
- Centenary. Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd, Sheffield, England, 1865-1965 by Unknown
- Lord Riverdale Remembers by Riverdale, 2nd Lord
- Sheffield steel. Memoirs of fifty years by Riverdale, 1st Lord