Standard-Triumph Suppliers

Below is a list of suppliers of the various parts of Triumphs (not all in the GT6) in 1973. Unfortunately, many have now gone,  I used to work for one (Dunlop in Leicester).

	Supplier	of	Location	What Happened to them?
	GKN	Transmission parts	Birmingham	Still in business.
	Triplex	Windscreens	-	Pilkington retired the brand in 1993.
	Wilmot Breeden	Bumpers	Birmingham	Absorbed by the American conglomerate Rockwell Int. in 1979.
	Dunlop, Polymer Engineering Div.	Metalastik bonded rubber components	Leicester	Taken over by BTR in 1985. Sold off in 1998.
	Pirelli	Seat Webbing	-	Still in business.
	AP Lockheed Brakes	Brake Products	Leamington Spa	Sold to an Indian multi-national, who supplies brake systems under the name Caparo AP Braking.
	Vandervell	Crankshaft Bearings & Thrust Washers	Maidenhead	Now part of the MAHLE group.
	Armstrong Patents	Shock Absorbers	Melton	Now part of Armstrong Lyon Hydraulics.
	Formula Plus	Steering Wheels	Gravesend	No longer in business.
	Alford & Alder	Suspensions & Steering Racks	Hemel Hempstead	Acquired by Standard, died with demise of BL.
	Intec	Thermoplastic Tube & Injection Mouldings	Plymouth	No longer in business.
	T J Filters	Oil Filters	Plymouth	Brand now belongs to Tetrasyl.
	Willenhall Tube	Heaters, Radiators, Exhaust Pipes	Willenhall	Wound up in 2010.
	Dunlop Wheel Div.	Wheels	Coventry	No longer in business.
	Coventry Hood & Seating	Seats & Interior Trim	Bedworth	Went out of business in 1991
	Champion	Spark Plugs	-	Still in business. Mfg transferred from UK to Italy.
	Waso	Steering Locks	Sheerness	No longer in business.
	Dunlop Chemical Products Div.	Adhesives	Birmingham	Still in business (building products).
	Kent Plastics	Plastic Components	Enniskillen	Went out of business in 2004.
	Textile Mouldings	Injection Mouldings	Accrington	Went out of business in 1981.
	Renold	Timing Chains	Manchester	Still in business.
	Hill Precision	Zinc Alloy Castings	Birmingham	No longer in business.
	W. Wesson	Steel	Wednesbury	Now part of Niagra LaSalle (UK)
	Callow & Maddox Bros.	Seats & Trim Panels	Coventry	Went out of business in 2010.
	Trico	Wiper Blades	-	Still in business (US company).
	Pressweld	Aluminium Grilles	Gloucester	-Now part of SAPA Pressweld.
	Britax	Seat Belts	-	-Still in business (Car Seats, Pushchairs etc).
	Remploy	Packaging & Assembly	London	Still in business.
	Hodgson & Hodgson	Sound Insulation	Burton-on-Trent	No longer in business.
	Girling	Brake Products	-	Still in business, sadly no longer make calipers for our Triumphs!
	Firth Furnishings Ltd.	Moulded Carpets	Heckmondwyke	Rieter Holding AG acquired Firth Furnishings Ltd. in 1994