Sissons, W & G, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Franke Group
- Franke Sissons Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Silverplated & electroplated products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1784 as silversmiths at Sheffield. Specialised in Sheffield plate and later a pioneer of electroplating for domestic ware. From 1930s made stainless steel sinks and other sanitary ware and catering equipment. 1970s moved to Chesterfield. 2002 acquired by Franke Group of Switzerland and continues as Franke Sissons Ltd
Publications:
- History of W & G Sissons Ltd and W & G Sissons Employees Trust. Workers in metal since 1784 by Timmins, Geoffrey, & Roger Lloyd-Jones (eds)
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Franke Group
- Franke Sissons Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production
- Luxury / consumer goods production Silverplated & electroplated products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1784 as silversmiths at Sheffield. Specialised in Sheffield plate and later a pioneer of electroplating for domestic ware. From 1930s made stainless steel sinks and other sanitary ware and catering equipment. 1970s moved to Chesterfield. 2002 acquired by Franke Group of Switzerland and continues as Franke Sissons LtdPublications:
- History of W & G Sissons Ltd and W & G Sissons Employees Trust. Workers in metal since 1784 by Timmins, Geoffrey, & Roger Lloyd-Jones (eds)