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issue of shares in 1970. In 1989, the business' centenary year, Neill Tools was acquired by the MMG Patricof Group, which said it wanted to expand the business and refloat in c.5 years. In 1995, Neill Tools renamed itself Spear & Jackson plc. Its headquarters have always been in
Sheffield. Previous Chairmen of the business, when still family-owned, were
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The Spear & Jackson brand is owned by SNH Global, purchased from Hong Kong-based United
Pacific Industries Limited in 2014. Initially bought by Neill Tools in 1985, when known as Spear & Jackson International plc. James Neill Tools, previously a family-owned business, initially made a public
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blade in 1911. The company began manufacturing hacksaws in 1924. All hacksaws are now built according to their design.
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