1962 - 2005

1962 - The Lodge Plugs Ltd was purchased by S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd who was a well known company for the manufacture of clocks, watches, motor accessories and aircraft instrumentation.

1967 - S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd was renamed as Smiths Industries.

1984 - The Rugby Division of Smiths Industries was renamed Lodge Ceramics Limited, resurrecting the link to its routes of Lodge Plugs.

1992 - The Morgan Crucible Company plc bought the Rugby factory from Smiths Industries and traded under the name of Morgan Matroc Limited.

Jan 2002 - The Rugby site changed its name to Morgan Advanced Ceramics

March 2005 – Relocation of facility from St Peter’s Road to Central Park, Rugby

June 2005 – Official Opening of the new site by The Mayor of Rugby, Cllr Richard Lane

The story of this site began in the imagination of a few men of exceptional skill and enterprise at the turn of the last century. It progressed through the growth of a family business before finally opening out into the seemingly unlimited field of major industry, with a growing world market for a widening range of technical ceramic products. Since its diversification in the late nineteen forties, the company has supplied customers with products that range in quantity from one off specials to several million per annum for a broad spectrum of applications including; Space Exploration, Oil Well Drilling, Medical Implants, Medical Devices, Automobiles, Aircraft, Ships, Trains, TV & Radio broadcast, Body and Vehicle Armour, Defence Equipment, Domestic Appliances, Scientific Equipment, Electronics, Lasers, Radar, Computers, Telecommunications and many, many more.
The opening of this site marked the beginning of a new chapter in our history. The story is yet to be written, but you can be assured that it will involve the skills, expertise, and dedication of the employees closely entwined with the ideas and imagination of our customers.