Bolton, Thomas, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Cheadle Brass & Iron Co
- British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Froghall, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
- St Helens, St Helens, Merseyside, North West, England
- Walsall, Walsall, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, North West, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Copper & brass products manufacture inc plumbing fittings
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Basic metals production
Copper & brass smelting
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Hand inc edge tool production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal pipe & tube making
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Basic metals production
Wire drawing
Notes:
Bolton family traced origins in business to Walsall and Birmingham where it was variously edge tool makers and platers. Later leading hardware merchants. Business expanded under Thomas Bolton, 1790-1853, who in 1838 at Birmingham began manufacture of copper and brass wire, tubes, sheet, etc. 1852 acquired Cheadle Brass & Iron Co's works at Oakamoor. 1853 renamed Thomas Bolton & Sons. Subsequently established smelting plant at Widnes in 1881 and rolling mills at St Helens in 1894 as well as fabrication works at Froghall in 1891. Emerged as, inter alia, major suppliers of copper wire for telegraphy and electricity as well as other brass and copper fabricated products. Incorporated 1902. 1932 control acquired by Callender's Cable & Construction Co Ltd and British Insulated Cables Ltd, from 1945 known as British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd (BICC). Fully owned by them from 1961
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Other Business Names:
- Cheadle Brass & Iron Co
- British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Froghall, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
- St Helens, St Helens, Merseyside, North West, England
- Walsall, Walsall, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, North West, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Copper & brass products manufacture inc plumbing fittings
- Basic metals production Copper & brass smelting
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Hand inc edge tool production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal pipe & tube making
- Basic metals production Wire drawing