Aluminium Corp Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Alliance Aluminium Compagnie
- British Aluminium Co Ltd
- North Wales Power & Traction Co Ltd
- Jack, Henry J
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dolgarrog, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
- Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Aluminium production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 when established to build aluminium plants at Dolgarrog, Wallsend and Hebburn. The former plant used hydro electric power to make rolled products such as sheet, strip and circles and was supported by construction. 1918 acquired controlling interest in North Wales Power & Traction Co Ltd. Obtained control of local light railways. Henry J Jack was sometime its managing director. Public company. 1920s established plant in Norway. 1931 Alliance Aluminium Compagnie of Belgium acquired a majority shareholding. From 1949 acquired by British Aluminium Co Ltd
Publications:
- Aluminium Corporation Ltd. Company history by Unknown
- Dolgarrog Aluminium Works by Parkhouse, Neil
- Dolgarrog. An industrial history by Jones, Eric D, & D Gwyn
- Golden Jubilee. Aluminium Corporation Ltd, 1909-1959 by Unknown
- Henry Joseph Jack - a reappraisal by Johnson, Peter
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Alliance Aluminium Compagnie
- British Aluminium Co Ltd
- North Wales Power & Traction Co Ltd
- Jack, Henry J
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dolgarrog, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
- Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Aluminium production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 when established to build aluminium plants at Dolgarrog, Wallsend and Hebburn. The former plant used hydro electric power to make rolled products such as sheet, strip and circles and was supported by construction. 1918 acquired controlling interest in North Wales Power & Traction Co Ltd. Obtained control of local light railways. Henry J Jack was sometime its managing director. Public company. 1920s established plant in Norway. 1931 Alliance Aluminium Compagnie of Belgium acquired a majority shareholding. From 1949 acquired by British Aluminium Co LtdPublications:
- Aluminium Corporation Ltd. Company history by Unknown
- Dolgarrog Aluminium Works by Parkhouse, Neil
- Dolgarrog. An industrial history by Jones, Eric D, & D Gwyn
- Golden Jubilee. Aluminium Corporation Ltd, 1909-1959 by Unknown
- Henry Joseph Jack - a reappraisal by Johnson, Peter