Thomas, Richard, & Baldwins Ltd

Sectors:

  • Extraction Coal extraction
  • Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
  • Basic metals production Tinplate production

Notes:

Established 1948 through merger of Richard Thomas & Co Ltd (established c1871) and Baldwins Ltd (established 1902). Both had large iron and steel, tinplate and colliery interests, especially in South Wales. 1951 nationalised but not denationalised with the rest of the iron and steel industry in 1953 on account of especially large size. 1962 opened the large and advanced Llanwern Steelworks, aka Spencer Steelworks, on a greenfield site. 1967 absorbed into British Steel Corp

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