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WBS Safe Locks Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Sidbotham, William B

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

  • Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
  • Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Safe, lock & key production

Notes:

Established in 1946 at Wolverhampton by William B Sidbotham to make locks for safes. Incorporated 1950s as WBS Safe Locks Ltd when based at Wednesfield.. Diversified into repair and installation of locks in high security environments. Subsequently moved to Newport, Shropshire. Closed c1990s

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