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Aeromet History
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| 1974 | Sittingbourne Kent Automotive Casting (KAC) Company founded. |
| 1976 | TKR International founded in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. |
| 1986 | TKR Purchased by Technical Component Industries. |
| 1987 | Kent Automotive Casting (KAC) Company acquired by Charles Baynes plc. |
| 1987 | TKR international (Welwyn Garden City) acquired by Charles Baynes plc. |
| 1989 | Charles Baynes acquired Truflo Gas Turbines (Birmingham) |
| 1989 | Charles Baynes acquired Frank Ford Aircraft components (Halifax) |
| 1990 | Charles Baynes plc acquired Chinns Chemical Machining Co (Hinckley). |
| 1992 | Merged Truflo & Frank Ford into a single facility in Birmingham. |
| 1993 | Charles Baynes plc acquired Industrial Precision Castings IPC (Rochester) from Cookson Group and merged with KAC. |
| 1994 | Charles Baynes plc acquired Deritend Castings, DAC, and Sterling International orderbook acquired from Triplex Lloyd. |
| Frank Ford operation and Truflo Gas Turbines (Birmingham) merged and renamed TKR International (Birmingham). | |
| Closure of TKR (Hinckley) installation of a new chemi mill facility at TKR International (WGC). | |
| 1995 | Termination of the manufacture and repair of turbine engine components at TKR International (Birmingham). |
| 1996 | Charles Baynes plc amalgamated all groups to form Aeromet International plc. |
| 1997 | Completion of major capital programme at Worcester- full commissioning of Sophia process and installation of new robotic shell line, with a capacity for casting that fit into 1 m³. |
| 1998 | Aeromet International plc purchased by Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc, USA. |
| 2001 | Acquired the majority of the Hot Forming equipment from GKN Carson facility USA. |
| 2002 | Implementation of a Painting capability in Birmingham site. |
| 2002 | Implementation of a Lean Enterprise Steering Team. |
| 2004 | Commission of sand reclamation plant in Sittingbourne site. |
| 2005 | Reorganisation of Aeromet into two core divisions, Casting and Forming. |
| 2006 | Rationalisation of the Forming Division - Birmingham site closed and facilities amalgamated into the Welwyn Garden City Site. |
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Aeromet International Plc Eurolink Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3RN |
Aeromet International PLC - Registered Office: 10 Norwich Street London EC4A 1BD
Registered in England No. 01626585 VAT Registration No. 373 5290 43
