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History of GKN
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Below are some historical highlights from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
To review GKN's history in more detail, please visit www.gknplc.com 1759: Dowlais Iron Company established in Wales 1852: Lady Charlotte Guest takes over helm of Dowlais Iron Co. when her husband dies 1836: Railway mania hits Britain. Dowlais mills churn out hundreds of miles of rail and millions of spikes. By the 1840s, the company ranks among the world's largest ironworks. 1854: John Sutton Nettlefold begins mass-producing screws; company soon grows to dominate British screw-making 1857: Dowlais signs first license for Henry Bessemer's process to mass-produced steel. 1864: Patent Nut & Bolt Co. goes public; founder Arthur Keen begins decades of acquisitions
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