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Williams Holdings was a major British conglomerate . It was listed on the London Stock Exchange , and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
History
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The company was established by Nigel Rudd and Brian McGowan in Derby in 1982 to acquire under performing businesses.[1] J & HB Jackson , a Coventry based metal business, in 1985.[1]
The company went to acquire Walpamur Reed International in 1987,[2] Berger, Jenson and Nicholson , another paints business, from Hoechst AG in 1988. The two businesses were combined to create Crown Berger .[3]
The vehicle division, which operated nineteen car dealerships, was demerged as Pendragon PLC in November 1989.[4]
Williams Holdings bought Pilgrim House in the United States (owners of Kidde ) for £331m in 1988 and Yale & Valor [1]
It started to focus on security in the 1990s, selling its paints business to Akzo Nobel in 1990.[5] Chubb Security for $US2.1 billion.[6] Williams plc in 1998 and sold Yale Lock Company to Assa Abloy in March 2000.[7]
Demerging
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The company demerged into Chubb and Kidde in July 2000.[8]
References
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^ "Berger, Jenson and Nicholson, Paint Makers Records" . National Archives. Retrieved 23 March 2024 .
^ "Bottom Line: Good timing at Pendragon" . The Independent . 23 March 1993. Retrieved 23 March 2024 .
^ "Flint Group: Significant dates" . Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2009 .
^ Williams of Britain to buy Chubb Security New York Times, 15 February 1997
^ Swedish firm to buy Williams's Yale Lock Unit Los Angeles Times, 8 March 2000
^ Williams plunges 14% as margins shrink Independent, 19 July 2000
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