{{Short description|Engineering company of the United Kingdom}} {{about|the company|the piece of hardware|Wall plug}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2017}} 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== thumb|right|175px 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 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 Wrocław-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>
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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 Category:2005 mergers and acquisitions