Austin, James, & Sons (Dewsbury) Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Harrison & Pagett
- Astley, Brook & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1850 when James Austin, d1892, became a partner in Harrison & Pagett, millwrights. By 1860s business was merchanting a wide range of iron goods to textile industry, including saw blades. Emerged as 'iron merchants'. Incorporated 1903 and reorganised 1923. Late 1930s established a constructional engineering department and became a leading supplier and erector of steel framed buildings. 1940 acquired Astley Brook & Co Ltd, manufacturers of portable garages and greenhouses. Latterly steel stockholders and structural steelwork engineers. 1983 acquired by Trumanns Steel Group
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Other Business Names:
- Harrison & Pagett
- Astley, Brook & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc