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Braby, Frederick, & Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Jack, Charles
  • Fitroy Zinc & Galvanised Iron Works
  • Braby Group Ltd

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

  • Crayford, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • Deptford, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • Uxbridge, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal treatment, coating, galvanising, etc
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Wire products inc rope manufacture
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Zinc products manufacture

Notes:

Traced origins to the business of Charles Jack, zinc manufacturer, established in Tottenham Court Road, London, in 1839. 1854 acquired by Frederick Braby. Early 1860s based at Fitzroy Zinc & Galvanised Iron Works, Euston Road, London, where made wide range of zinc and galvanised products including tubes, pipes, gutters, cowls, sheets, strainers, ridges, friezes, skylights, etc. Incorporated 1865. Diversified into manufacture of wire netting. 1866 opened new works at Deptford followed by branches and works at several other UK locations. After 1945 output focused at Crayford, later Uxbridge, when in particular made metal containers and other metal structures. 1959 renamed Braby Group Ltd and in 1970 acquired by Economic Group Ltd, gas appliance manufacturers

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