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TT Group has increased its hostile takeover offer for Hall Engineering from £52m to £73m, prompting speculation that a rival bid could come from Hall's management. 27-Mar-1999 TT Group has launched a £52m hostile takeover bid for Hall Engineering, the manufacturer of automotive body pressings and wire mesh. 15-Jan-1999 Hall Engineering is acquiring Grayman Tooling and Pressings for £2.9m in order to build up its Stadco automotive pressings business. 04-Jun-1998 Hall Engineering is looking to move into Singapore, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries for its next stage of growth. 10-Mar-1998 Hall Engineering is acquiring BHP's stake in BRC Weldmesh, the Singapore-based concrete mesh manufacturer, for £29m as part of a strategy to focus its south-east Asian business on construction reinforcement. 28-Nov-1997 Hall Engineering is selling Improved Marking & Label Company, the maker of labels and name plates, to a new company called Inhoco 648 for £3m. 08-Oct-1997 Estil (Luton) is acquiring Stadco Automation from Hall Engineering for £8.4m. 02-Apr-1997 Hall Engineering is looking into an expansion of its construction products business in east Asia, by adding more factories to make steel reinforcements in Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Indonesia. 19-Mar-1997 Hall Engineering is to set up a pressings plant in Swindon and a new wire factory near Halifax, funded by a £26m rights issue. 22-Jan-1997 Hall Engineering is buying Cardiff Wire from ASW Holdings for up to £5.9m. 23-Oct-1996 Hall Engineering is selling its metal stockholding operation to Hallco 68, a newly-formed company, for £21m. 11-May-1996
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