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Limited company formed

John Summers and Sons becomes a limited company with a capital of £200,000. The eldest brother, James is chairman and all the shares are held by the Summers family. The company’s production of galvanised sheet has risen to 40,000 tonnes, the bulk produced at Hawarden Bridge, and £107,000 has been paid out in wages during the year.