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Smith's Stamping Works (Coventry) Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Smith, Thomas
  • Smith's, Thomas, Stamping Works Ltd
  • Marshall, J & W, & Co Ltd
  • Clayton Forge
  • Smith Clayton Forge Ltd
  • Guest Keen & Nettlefold Ltd

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

  • Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
  • Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
  • Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Transport equipment production Aeroengines & components production
  • Transport equipment production Bicycle & components production
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Fastener production
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
  • Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production

Notes:

Traced origins to Thomas Smith who established at Aston, Birmingham, in early 1880s a metal forging/stamping business making bolts and chain parts and, soon after, bicycle parts. 1887 incorporated as Thomas Smith's Stamping Works Ltd and opened second plant at Coventry where made a much wider range of forgings, in due course for motor industry (especially London buses), aircraft production, Admiralty, etc. 1897 acquired J & W Marshall & Co Ltd, Smethwick, steel manufacturers. 1929 acquired Clayton Forge at Lincoln from failed business of Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd and renamed it Smith Clayton Forge Ltd. 1937 business renamed Smith's Stamping Works (Coventry) Ltd. 1963 acquired by Guest Keen & Nettlefold Ltd (GKN)

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