Sankey, Joseph, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Harthill, Charles
- Jackson, Samuel
- Jackson & Sankey
- Bilston Iron Co
- Sankey, John
- Lysaght, John, Ltd
- Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd
- GKN Sankey
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Wellington, Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Hardware & hollowware production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Japanned ware production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle engines & components production
Notes:
Traced origins to a partnership of Charles Harthill and Samuel Jackson established in c1848 to make japanned metal trays. 1854 Joseph Sankey, 1827-86, joined partnership when known as Jackson & Sankey. Now focused on making blanks for sale to other japanners and diversified into hollowware including pans, kettles, churns, etc. Early 1860s acquired interest in Bilston Iron Co to secure sheet iron supplies. John Sankey succeeded to business. 1880s diversified into manufacture of electrical laminations for dynamos and thereafter electrical stampings became of major importance requiring new works and rolling mills. From 1891 known as Joseph Sankey & Sons. Incorporated 1902. 1910 acquired works near Wellington to make pressings for motor car bodies and wheels. c1916 acquired by John Lysaght Ltd which in 1920 became part of Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd. Continued as an identifiable entity as GKN Sankey manufacturing a wide range of metal products especially parts for motor industry
Publications:
- Brief History of Sankey from 1867 to 1989 by Johnstone, J
- GKN Sankey Ltd by Unknown
- 'Joseph Sankey & Sons [1854-1945]' in E Jones, History of GKN. Volume 2, The growth of the business, 1918-45 by Jones, Edgar
- Post War Developments at the Wellington Works of Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd by Unknown
- Sankey Story by Mackenzie, Compton
- Short description of the firm of Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd by Sankey, H B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Harthill, Charles
- Jackson, Samuel
- Jackson & Sankey
- Bilston Iron Co
- Sankey, John
- Lysaght, John, Ltd
- Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd
- GKN Sankey
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Wellington, Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Hardware & hollowware production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Japanned ware production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
Notes:
Traced origins to a partnership of Charles Harthill and Samuel Jackson established in c1848 to make japanned metal trays. 1854 Joseph Sankey, 1827-86, joined partnership when known as Jackson & Sankey. Now focused on making blanks for sale to other japanners and diversified into hollowware including pans, kettles, churns, etc. Early 1860s acquired interest in Bilston Iron Co to secure sheet iron supplies. John Sankey succeeded to business. 1880s diversified into manufacture of electrical laminations for dynamos and thereafter electrical stampings became of major importance requiring new works and rolling mills. From 1891 known as Joseph Sankey & Sons. Incorporated 1902. 1910 acquired works near Wellington to make pressings for motor car bodies and wheels. c1916 acquired by John Lysaght Ltd which in 1920 became part of Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd. Continued as an identifiable entity as GKN Sankey manufacturing a wide range of metal products especially parts for motor industryPublications:
- Brief History of Sankey from 1867 to 1989 by Johnstone, J
- GKN Sankey Ltd by Unknown
- 'Joseph Sankey & Sons [1854-1945]' in E Jones, History of GKN. Volume 2, The growth of the business, 1918-45 by Jones, Edgar
- Post War Developments at the Wellington Works of Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd by Unknown
- Sankey Story by Mackenzie, Compton
- Short description of the firm of Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd by Sankey, H B