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{{Short description|Engineering company of the United Kingdom}}
{{about|the company|the piece of hardware|Wall plug}}
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[[File:Rawlplug logo.png|alt=Rawlplug logo 2016|thumb|220x220px|Rawlplug logo 2016]]
The '''Rawlplug Group''' is a company involved in the production of fixings, fasteners, and other tools.
==History==
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Rawlings Brothers, a small plumbing and electrical engineering company, was founded in 1887 in London. In 1910, the company was awarded a contract by the [[British Museum]], which required them to unobtrusively fix electrical fittings to the museum walls. The contract led to the invention and patenting of the world's first [[wall plug]], which became a standard solution for attaching things to walls.<ref name="Heritahe - Rawlplug">{{cite web|title=Heritage – Rawlplug|url=https://www.rawlplug.com/en/sustainable/rawlplug-brand/our-story#10|website=Rawlplug|publisher=www.rawlplug.com|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref>  [[John Joseph Rawlings]], who is credited with the invention of the wall plug, named his product Rawlplug, using the first syllable of his last name, and renamed his business Rawlplug in 1919.
== Products ==
During the inter-war period, the Rawlplug company patented some new fixing methods and tools.<ref name="Wall plug Patent">{{cite web|title=Patent US 1942256 A|url=https://www.google.pl/patents/US1942256?dq=rawlplug&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb38rs84_VAhXIHJoKHeXJDisQ6AEIYjAH|website=US 1942256 A|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hammer Patent">{{cite web|title=Patent US 2248523 A|url=https://www.google.pl/patents/US2248523?dq=rawlplug&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjj-Y-x9Y_VAhXpF5oKHaMdD1k4ChDoAQhOMAU|website=US 2248523 A|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Researchpod">{{cite web|title=Get a grip! – the invention of the Rawlplug|url=http://www.researchpod.co.uk/pdf/get_a_grip_history_of_rawlplug.pdf |website=researchpod|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> After the war, it invented the first metal drywall anchor in 1947.<ref name="Toggle lock Patent">{{cite web|title=Patent US 2398220 A|url=https://www.google.pl/patents/US2398220?dq=rawlplug&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjj-Y-x9Y_VAhXpF5oKHaMdD1k4ChDoAQhpMAg|website=US 2398220 A|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref>
==ETA registration==
The company continued to sell its products worldwide and in 1998 became the first British producer to attain [[European Organisation for Technical Approvals#European Technical Assessment|ETA]] certification.<ref name="ETA Registration">{{cite web|title=Heritage|url=https://www.rawlplug.com/en/sustainable/rawlplug-brand/our-story#34|website=rawlplug.com|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> Since the death of John Joseph Rawlings, the business changed hands a few times until in 2005 it was bought by Koelner Group, a [[Wroclaw]]-based manufacturer.<ref name="Rawlplug Sustainability">{{cite web|title=Rawlplug Sustainability Report 2015 - rawlplug_sustainability-report_2016-web|url=https://sustainable.rawlplug.com/media/filer_public/2017/02/16/rawlplug_sustainability-report_2016-web.pdf|website=sustainable.rawlplug.com|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.rawlplug.com}}
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[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1887]]
[[Category:Engineering companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Wall anchors]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in England]]
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