Steelite

{{Short description|British ceramics and tableware manufacturer}}

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| type = Private, Subsidiary

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| industry = Ceramics

| founded = {{Start date and age|1983}}

| founders = David Edward Dunn Johnson

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| hq_location_city = Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

| hq_location_country = England

| area_served = Worldwide

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Steelite International is a British ceramics manufacturer headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. They specialise in alumina-strengthened vitreous tableware for the hospitality industry.’Slimline Steelite Hotelware With Style’ Hotels & Restaurants International. Vol. 16. 1982. Pg. 90

The company had a turnover of £117 million in 2016. In 2017, it supplied tableware to more than 140 countries, and employed more than 1,000 people.[https://www.steelite.com/media/literature/brochures/company-profile-17-aug-2017.pdf Company profile 17 August 2017] www.steelite.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018. Production output was reported to be around 550,000 pieces per week.[https://www.theaccessgroup.com/media/11466/steelite.pdf Steelite International] Retrieved 11 March 2023 Steelite International America is headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/major-company-announces-move-from-new-castle-to-y-town/|title=Major company announces move from New Castle to Youngstown|author=Sess, Dave|publisher=WKBN-TV|date=23 June 2022|access-date=30 October 2023}}

History

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Steelite International plc was established in 1983, when David Edward Dunn Johnson bought the hotelware division of Royal Doulton.[http://www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/108.htm Steelite International, Orme Street, Burslem] thepotteries.org. Retrieved 19 October 2018.[https://www.steelite.com/media/literature/brochures/d21e82cd53ea8c428cb3964378058d27_1394701707.pdf A Journey Through The Years] www.steelite.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

The company operates from Dalehall Works and the adjacent Albany Works. Dalehall Works was founded in 1790; from about 1937 to about 1998 it was operated by Dunn Bennett & Co Ltd (a company established in 1876 in Hanley), then by Steelite International.[http://www.thepotteries.org/works/burslem/dale_hall.htm Dale Hall Works, Burslem] thepotteries.org. Retrieved 19 October 2018.[http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/363.htm Dunn, Bennett & Co] thepotteries.org. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

In March 2020, the food service divisions of the Homer Laughlin China Company and its sister company, the Hall China Company, were acquired by Steelite. The former Homer Laughlin and Hall China manufacturing operations were subsequently renamed The Fiesta Tableware Company. Homer Laughlin's Fiestaware retail line was not part of the sale and will continue to be manufactured at the existing plant in Newell, West Virginia, US.{{cite web|title=Homer Laughlin and Hall China Foodservice Brands to Join Steelite International |publisher=Press Release |author= |date=26 March 2020 |url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/homer-laughlin-and-hall-china-foodservice-brands-to-join-steelite-international-1029036355?op=1#}}

References

External links

[https://www.steelite.com Official website]

Category:Ceramics manufacturers of England

Category:Staffordshire pottery