Pain, James, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bryant & May
- Wessex Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd
- Pains Wessex Ltd
- Pains Wessex Fireworks Ltd
- Chemring Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Mitcham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Pyrotechnics production inc flares, fireworks, rockets, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1850s. 1960 acquired by Bryant & May. 1965 merged with another B&M subsidiary, Wessex Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd, to form Pains Wessex Ltd. 1981 domestic fireworks/pyrotechnics business sold to its management as Pains Wessex Fireworks Ltd. Pains Wessex Ltd acquired by Chemring Group Plc in 1986
Publications:
- James Pain & Sons of Mitcham. Manufacturers of fireworks, 1872-1965 by Montague, Eric N
- Memories of Pains Firework Factory, Eastfields, Mitcham by Morris, Gerald A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bryant & May
- Wessex Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd
- Pains Wessex Ltd
- Pains Wessex Fireworks Ltd
- Chemring Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Mitcham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Pyrotechnics production inc flares, fireworks, rockets, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1850s. 1960 acquired by Bryant & May. 1965 merged with another B&M subsidiary, Wessex Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd, to form Pains Wessex Ltd. 1981 domestic fireworks/pyrotechnics business sold to its management as Pains Wessex Fireworks Ltd. Pains Wessex Ltd acquired by Chemring Group Plc in 1986Publications:
- James Pain & Sons of Mitcham. Manufacturers of fireworks, 1872-1965 by Montague, Eric N
- Memories of Pains Firework Factory, Eastfields, Mitcham by Morris, Gerald A