Hampson Past & Present...
- Established in West Bromwich, UK (1947)
- Flotation on London Stock Exchange, as electro-mechanical engineers (1968)
- Diversified industrial activities (1980s)
- Divestment of industrial cleaning and metals businesses (1990s)
- Acquisition of Arabis PLC Machining Group (1997)
- Present management team of Kim Ward and Howard Kimberley formed (2001)
- Extensive process of rationalisation and restructuring (2001-2004)
- Eclipse VLJ empennage contract (Dec 2003)
- US $380m Acquisition of Texstars Inc (Dec 2004)
- Opening of greenfield Indian manufacturing facility (automotive & aerospace) (2006)
- Three successful equity raisings (2004-2005)
- Major investment (US $20m) in aerospace assembly and high-speed machining
- Acquisition of Coast Composites, Inc and Lamsco West, Inc (Dec 2005)
- Share Capital consolidation – one 25p share for every 5 5p shares (Dec 2005)
- Admission to FTSE Small Cap Index in March 2006
- Acquisition of Composites Horizons, Inc. (Jan 2007)
- Disposal of Lattimer Limited and I S Parts International, Inc. (June 2007)
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