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in 1966. Initially ICI retained a majority holding, but in 1978 IMI became fully independent. In the 1990s the
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412:"Annual Results 2023"
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437:"IMI at a Glance"
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94:Engineering
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1088:Prudential
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629:8 November
504:"About us"
394:References
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300:ammunition
288:metallurgy
242:Birmingham
178:Net income
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129:(Chairman)
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1108:Rightmove
1078:Persimmon
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868:Darktrace
478:"History"
439:. IMI plc
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328:The name
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