Newton Chambers & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Newton, George
- Chambers, Thomas
- Ransomes & Rapier Ltd
- Central & Sheerwood Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thorncliffe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Chemical making, oil refining, etc, plant production
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Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture
Coal & coke products manufacture
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Mechanical engineering
Metal processing machinery production
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Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
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Chemical production
Soap & detergent production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1789 when George Newton and Thomas Chambers established an iron foundry to make iron hardware. Soon started coal extraction at Thorncliffe Valley, leasing rights from Lord Fitzwilliam. This led on to production of coke and coal gas,to gasworks construction, to coal tar distillation in 1880s. By 1900 its activities were: coal and iron ore extraction; manufacturing, building and operating blast furnaces, coke ovens and chemical plant; heavy iron founding; making riveted fabrications; producing tar based germicides. 1934 reorganised when founding families withdrew. Gave up iron foundry and mining activities in late 1940s. Important manufacturer of tanks, 1939-45. 1958 acquired Ransomes & Rapier Ltd. Also established a chemicals business making, inter alia, paints. 1972 acquired by Central & Sheerwood Ltd
Publications:
- 'A Most Interesting Thing'. An illustrated history to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Newton Chambers at Thorncliffe by Jones, Joan, & Mel Jones (eds)
- Development and Organisation of Newton Chambers & Co Ltd by West, Harold E G
- Thorncliffe. A short description of some of the main activities of Newton Chambers & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Thorncliffe. A short history of Newton, Chambers & Co Ltd and its people by Unknown
- Turnaround. Managerial Recipes for Strategic Success. The fall and rise of Newton Chambers Group by Grinyer, P H, & J C Spender
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Newton, George
- Chambers, Thomas
- Ransomes & Rapier Ltd
- Central & Sheerwood Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thorncliffe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Chemical making, oil refining, etc, plant production
- Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Coal & coke products manufacture
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
- Chemical production Soap & detergent production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1789 when George Newton and Thomas Chambers established an iron foundry to make iron hardware. Soon started coal extraction at Thorncliffe Valley, leasing rights from Lord Fitzwilliam. This led on to production of coke and coal gas,to gasworks construction, to coal tar distillation in 1880s. By 1900 its activities were: coal and iron ore extraction; manufacturing, building and operating blast furnaces, coke ovens and chemical plant; heavy iron founding; making riveted fabrications; producing tar based germicides. 1934 reorganised when founding families withdrew. Gave up iron foundry and mining activities in late 1940s. Important manufacturer of tanks, 1939-45. 1958 acquired Ransomes & Rapier Ltd. Also established a chemicals business making, inter alia, paints. 1972 acquired by Central & Sheerwood LtdPublications:
- 'A Most Interesting Thing'. An illustrated history to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Newton Chambers at Thorncliffe by Jones, Joan, & Mel Jones (eds)
- Development and Organisation of Newton Chambers & Co Ltd by West, Harold E G
- Thorncliffe. A short description of some of the main activities of Newton Chambers & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Thorncliffe. A short history of Newton, Chambers & Co Ltd and its people by Unknown
- Turnaround. Managerial Recipes for Strategic Success. The fall and rise of Newton Chambers Group by Grinyer, P H, & J C Spender