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Draft List of Former Sheffield Companies page (using Sheffield companies Template list as starting point)
Construction & Property[edit]
- Henry Boot
- JF Finnigans
- M J Gleeson Group Plc
- Powerminster was part of MJ Gleeson.
Food[edit]
Modern manufacturing[edit]
- Ancon Clark
- Berkart was Tinsley Wire Indistries Ltd TWIL
- Bramah Engineering now part of Doncasters Plc Founded by John Bramah inventor
- Richard Carr (Silversmiths)
- Catterly Laser Cutting Co. •
- Corus Group was British Steel now part of Tata of India
- Davey Markham formed from merger with Markham & Co. + Davey Lowey
- English Pewter Company
- Firth Rixson formed from merger of parts of Firth Brown &
- Sheffield Forgemasters Company - Reformed from parts of GKN and British Steel
- Land Pyrometers
- Outokumpu of Finland t/o Avesta Polarit which merged with BSC Stainless operations
- ROM Reinforcement
- Ronseal Paints
- Tinsley Bridge
- Wincro Metals
- Wolf Safety Lamp Co. started as Wm. Maurice in 1880 too over the Wolf co of Leeds (started in Germany) moved to Heeley in 1913.
Retail[edit]
- Atkinsons Stores
- Cole brothers now John Lewis partnership
- Cocanes
- Ponsfords
- Wigfalls - Bicycle builders and Household goods (HQ & warehouse at Rutland rd.)
Service industry[edit]
Technology[edit]
Distribution companies[edit]
- Arnold Laver
- Tuffnells Parcel Express
- Williams Fastners
- SIG Plc - Formerly Sheffield Insulations Group
Former Sheffield Companies[edit]
Breweries[edit]
- Barnsley Brewery - Oakwood Ales (1861-1961)
- Bentley's Brewery - Rotherham
- Duncan Gilmour - still seen on some pubs in towm
- Hope & Anchor Brewery of Claywheels lane, Makers of Jubilee Stout
- Mappins Brewery of Masbro Old Brewery, Rotherham. Founded by John Newton Mappin founder of the Mappin Art Gallery (related to Mappin of Mappin & Webb fame)
- William Stones Brewery
- Tennant Bros
- S.H. Wards Brewery
Cutlers & Silver Smiths[edit]
- Hawley Collection
- Arthur Price
- W. & S. Butcher - founded 1725 built Butcher works in 1835
- James Dixon & Co.
- Harrison Fisher
- Hill Brothers - Horn Handle works, Broom close
- Joseph Rodgers- Built the year Knife (now in the Hawley collection)
- Mappin and Webb
- Rodgers & Ibbertson
- Taylors Eye-Witness Ltd
- Viners
- Walker & Hall- founded by George Walker & ? Hall
- Thomas Ward - trade mark "Wardonia" razor blades
- John Wilson's Ltd - Sycamore street, est. 1750, Diamond trade Mark
- George Wostenholm - Washington Works
- Thomas Wostenholm
Engineering and steel (Traditional heavy industry)[edit]
- English Steel Corporation formed from Cammell & Vickers
- Brown Bayley Steels
- Newton, Chambers & Company
- Cammell - founded by Charles Cammell (1810-1879) had a whole string of works; Cyclops Works, Grimesthorpe Works, Yorkshire Steel & Iron Works, Derwent Iron & Steel Works in Workington,
- Coopers (Fastners)
- Chesterfield Cylinders
- Cravens - Waggon works.
- Daniel Doncasters Ltd
- Davey McKee
- Edgar Allen & Company
- English Steel Corporation
- Hadfields Limited
- William Jessop & Sons
- Firth Brown Steels
- Laycocks
- Samuel
- Samuel Osborn & Company
- Sheffield Forgemasters
- Thomas Ward
- Tinsley Wire Industries Ltd (TWIL)
- Sanderson Kayser
- Steel, Peech and Tozer
- United Steel Companies
Food Manufacture[edit]
- Batchelors
- Trebor Bassett Sweets
- Thorntons Chocolates - moved to Alfreton
Surgical Instruments[edit]
- Durham Duplex - razor blades
- Harrison Bros & Howson
- Hutton
- Martin Hall
- Needham, Veall & Tyzack
- Swann Morton
- Surmanco - Scissors & Surgical instruments
- Skidmore - Implants
- Thornton (Impants)
Tool manufactures[edit]
- Dormer (Tools)
- Footprint -
- Henry Taylor
- Neepsend
- Stanley Tools (Sheffield)
- Atkinsons (Saws) - Still going ?
- Easterbrook Allcard & Company
- G & J Hall - still going ?
- Ketona (Shears)
- Joseph Marples
- Moore & Wright t/o by Neils
- James Neil (Tools) •
- Niloc Still going ?
- Osborne Mushett subsidiary of ?
- Paddley & Venables - Dronfield, still going
- Record Ridgeway - still going
- Rabone + Chesterman meged Rabone Chesterman t/o by Stanley
- Shardlows T/o GKN
- The Sheffield Twist Drill Company
- Spear & Jackson - Still going ?
- Sorby Tools - From Woodseats, moved to dronfield
- Thomas Turner & Co.(Files & Knifes)
- Tyzacks Sons & Turner(Saws)
- Thomas Flinn & Co.
- Standall Tools
- Steadfast (Tools)
- Tyzack Machine Knives
- Wilsons- Skate makers (owned by Hattersly and Davidson, with Sorby).
Miscellaneous formerly - Sheffield based companies[edit]
- Sheffield Brick Co. - Woodseats (Chesterfield Rd) quarry now a Homebase Store + Furniture Warehouse
- Dyson Refractories - Tottley
- Sheffield Coal Company •
- Simplex Cars •
- Yorkshire Engine Company
- Thomas W. Ward - Scrap dealer, Quarries, Cemment manufactire (Ketton brand), owneed Fowlers of leeds, ther office is now Sheffield Chamber of Commerce down Savile st. they used a Elephant in the war to pull loads about. Taken over by Rio Tinto Zinc
- Wragg Brickworks at Loxley
- J&H Wilson Snuff millers at Westbrook (Top mill) - bought by Imperial Tobaccoin 1953 and closed in 1989 now offices.
People[edit]
- Joseph Bramah - Inventor of the Hydraulic press, the Bramah lock, a Toilet the Bramah Pan Water Closet, and the beer pump.
- John Brown
- Charles Cammell - Cammell Laird
- Thomas Firth -
- James Neill -
- Thomas Edward Vickers Albert Vickers - founders of the Vickers company
- James Wilkinson ?-1805 Vicar of sheffield & JP lived at [[Broom Hall], founded Royal Infirmary.
- George Wolstenholm 3rd 1800-1876 Washington works, and owned large area of Nether Edge (Washington Rd & Kenwood Rd) his house Kenwood is now the hotel (designed by Flockton and built 1849)
- James Yates 1789-1881 cutler & fiunder. Wm. Yates co. and Yates & Harwood
Trade Marks[edit]
There are may differen marks register to local companies and granted by the Cutlers company.