434:. Moreover, the company also gained further profits by investing large amounts of money in investing in capital and operations, as well as the methods used by Green and later Jackson, of ruthless cost-cutting. This included laying off staff and dispensing with unprofitable businesses. It was these methods that have been credited with the success of the company. Nevertheless, this approach also was perhaps BTR's greatest weakness, which came ahead in the late 1990s following the retirement of both Green and Jackson, at which point debt had risen to high levels. Restructuring efforts failed to revive the company, in which, became increasingly inefficient and unprofitable in various manufacturing sections.
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international basis. To this end, BTR, through both acquisition and establishment, established numerous overseas operations; while in-house investment was favoured, external acquisitions were pursued where it was through to result in greater growth opportunities. This process was encouraged by the
British government, which supported BTR's amalgamation with similar companies such as the Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company.
373:, a leading manufacturer of high quality glass with operations worldwide, which it valued at $ 1.64 billion. Pilington's management rejected the offer and fought a successful defensive campaign with politicians taking sides in the matter, thus BTR was compelled to withdraw its offer in February 1987. Three years later, BTR withdrew from another failed hostile takeover, this time of
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through a subsidiary. Schlegel had manufacturing facilities for door and window seals and related products in twelve countries. Schlegel made automobile and building products in Europe through its subsidiaries
Schlegel UK and Schlegel GmbH. Following the purchase, BTR decided to transfer the Schlegel
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During late 1966, BTR came under the control of a new central management team; the prevailing philosophy was stated to be "growth is the goal, profit is the measure, security is the result". Furthermore, it was posited that, for the company to be strong and lucrative, it would need to operate on an
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1.5bn despite opposition from Hawker
Siddeley's board. This was the first large hostile takeover of a company that Jackson had completed in his role as managing director. During that same year, he also purchased two smaller companies; Rockware, the UK’s leading class manufacturer and Pirreli, a
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During 1956, the company opted to cease production of tyres in favour of its other activities as this business unit was becoming increasingly unprofitable. To reflect the company's changing product line, its name was changed to BTR Limited. The late 1950s and early 1960s were marked by efforts
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Between 1996 and 1998, BTR sold the remaining Dunlop companies, and exited the aerospace sector entirely. In
November 1997, UniPoly S.A, bought 32 companies from BTR, including the Schlegel Sealing and Shielding Group, at a reported cost of roughly $ 867 million. The deal was a
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Kingdom, the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Germany. These ventures ranged into various fields of work, from extracting raw materials such as natural and synthetic rubbers, textiles and chemicals, to
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UK and
Schlegel GmbH subsidiaries from Schlegel Corporation to itself. There was a dispute over how the transfer should be valued for tax purposes, with BTR valuing the Schlegel UK and Schlegel GmbH subsidiaries at $ 21.8 million and $ 9.4 million, while the
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formed a UK-based subsidiary, British
Goodrich Rubber Co. Ltd. During 1934, Goodrich opted to sell the majority of its shares in the company, which promptly changed its name to the British Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. Shortly thereafter, it was successfully
471:. The last chief executive of BTR, Ian Strachan, became the initial chief executive of Invensys following the merger. The merger has been viewed as a final admission that BTR's business model could no longer fulfil changes in customer expectations.
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took the lead of in the following year. Green pursued a strategy of targeted growth towards opportunities that quickly would become lucrative. New subsidiaries would be created and numerous acquisitions would be undertaken by Green and later by
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during the 1940s and withdrew from tyre production in 1956, adopting the name BTR Ltd around the same timeframe. Management pursued a strategy of diversification and rationalisation that lasted into the mid 1960s.
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393:’s stewardship as CEO, BTR controlled over 1,500 subsidiary companies in over 60 different countries. This was largely due to the takeover bids that were led by Green and, later, by Jackson.
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1526:"BUSINESS PEOPLE; Australian to Become Head of BTR of Britain"
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1142:"International Briefs; BTR to Buy Out Unit For $ 3.2 Billion"
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Owen Green and subsequent years; acquisitive industrial group
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1262:"The Acquisition Of Rockware Flaconnage By Stolzle Oberglas"
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Pratt, Shannon P.; Grabowski, Roger J. (26 October 2010).
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Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples
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Encyclopedia.com. “BTR Plc | Encyclopedia.com,” 2013.
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1034:"BTR Bids $ 2.55 Billion for Hawker Siddeley"
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925:. United Press International. 16 March 1990.
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1002:John Wiley & Sons
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1514:. 27 September 1995.
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1083:on 10 February 2009.
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1649:BTR Aerospace Group
1408:Wall Street Journal
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