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Fordath Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Hepworth Ltd
  • Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd
  • Richards Engineering Ltd

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

  • West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
  • Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production

Notes:

Traced origins to c1920. Manufacturers of resins and equipment for foundry industry. Early 1970s acquired by Hepworth Ltd, later Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd. Subsequently acquired by Richards Engineering Ltd

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