History

  • 1892 - The Birmingham Stopper Company established, manufacturing bottle stoppers.
  • 1900 - Name changed to The Birmingham Stopper & Cycle Components Company, to reflect the increasing manufacture of bicycle components.
  • 1945 - By this time the truck and off-high-way industry were the Company's largest markets
  • 1985 - Acquisition of the profiler and fabricator, Heaton Ward Limited
  • 1992 - The Company's Centenary year and the name reverting to Birmingham Stopper
  • 1993 - Acquisition of Birmingham Auto Pressings
  • 2003 - Acquisition of Hockley Auto Limited
  • 2005 - Acquisition of Hickton Pressings
  • 2006 - Acquisition of Bunting Sheet Metal Limited
  • 2007 - Acquisition of Chantry Manufacturing