Steel comes to the fore
The 1950s marked renewed interest in the steel industry, which had yet to prosper since the first factories and workshops – smelting iron, reworking scrap metal and other related processes – were established at the turn of the century.
Schwarer established the Steeledale Reinforcing and Trading Company in 1951 in response to the demand placed on the construction industry by the post-war shortage. The company served as a steel merchant and offered the cutting and bending of reinforcing steel. Under Schwarer’s stewardship it diversified and grew substantially.
