 | Some of this article'slisted sourcesmay not bereliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed.(December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 Steelite factory inMiddleport, Staffordshire | |
| Company type | Private,Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ceramics |
| Founded | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
| Founders | David Edward Dunn Johnson |
| Headquarters | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ,England |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Steelite International is a Britishceramics manufacturer headquartered inStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. They specialise inalumina-strengthenedvitreoustableware for thehospitality industry.[1]
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.[2] Production output was reported to be around 550,000 pieces per week.[3] Steelite International America is headquartered inYoungstown, Ohio.[4]
Steelite International plc was established in 1983, when David Edward Dunn Johnson bought the hotelware division ofRoyal Doulton.[5][6]
The company operates from Dalehall Works and the adjacent Albany Works.[5] 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 inHanley), then by Steelite International.[7][8]
In March 2020, the food service divisions of theHomer 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'sFiestaware retail line was not part of the sale and will continue to be manufactured at the existing plant inNewell, West Virginia, US.[9]
 | This article about a company of the UK is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
| This article about a manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |