Smurfit Kappa SSK
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- 1873 Site purchased in Cranemore Street, Grove Mill built with two more machines.
- 1894 Incorporated as a Limited Company.
- 1899 Purchase of Aston Manor Paper Mills
- 1906 New steam engine bought for Aston.
- 1911 J Spicer & Sons Waste Paper bought.
- 1913 Birmingham Waste Co Ltd formed.
- 1948 Public issue of SSK shares.
- 1953 SSK quoted on London Stock Exchange.
- 1970 SSK companies acquired by Dolan Packaging. PM1 installed
- 1977 Dolan Packaging acquired by Assi
- 1987 SSK acquired by KNP/BT
- 1989 New PM4 starts up, 2 October
- 1992 Last of old PM’s shut down
- 1998 Company re-named Kappa SSK
- 2000 Automated warehouse - improves supply chain
- 2000 New road layout on site - better access to M6
- 2000 New Measurex 4000 scanner fitted to PM4
- 2000 ISO 9001:2000. Assessment and approval on first day of publication
- 2000 ISO 14001 registration completed
- 2001 Installation & commissioning of second CHP
- 2001 Speed Project - Further investment on PM4 to increase output
- 2002 Products sold by Kappa Containerboard UK Ltd
- January 2006, merge with the Smurfit Jefferson Group
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