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Maw, S, Son & Sons

Other Business Names:

  • Hornby & Maw
  • Maw, George
  • Maw, George, & Son
  • Maw, S, & Son
  • Maw, S, Son & Sons
  • ITT Inc

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Barnet, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England

Sectors:

  • Precision instruments production Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products
  • Chemical production Pharmaceutical production & research

Notes:

Traced origins to 1807 and Hornby & Maw. 1814 George Maw left to establish a surgical plaster factory and soon diversified into surgical instruments, druggists' sundries and pharmaceutical products. Known, inter alia, as George Maw & Son, 1826; S Maw & Son, 1860; and S Maw Son & Sons, 1901. 1920s relocated many operations from central London to Barnet. 1973 acquired by ITT Inc of USA

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