Renold Social Union for the encouragement of a wide range of leisure activities. After his death in 1943, Priestnall Hey, his former home in Heaton Mersey adjacent to Renold Works at Burnage, was presented by his son for the use of the Hans Renold Social Union. Hans Renold Limited was formed as a private limited company in 1903. It merged with The Coventry Chain Company Limited and was registered as a public limited company named Renold and Coventry Chain Company Limited in 1930. It was renamed Renold Ltd. in 1967, and later became Renold PLC. Nowadays the company still bears his name. Patents Renold, Hans. "Driving-chain." U.S. Patent No. 690,317. 31 Dec. 1901. Renold, Hans. "A Corpora." U.S. Patent No. 690,318. 31 Dec. 1901. Renold, Hans. "Driving-chain" HANS RENOLD." U.S. Patent No. 1,134,010. 30 Mar. 1915. Renold, Hans. "Driving-chain of the silent type." U.S. Patent No. 1180539. April 25, 1916. References Further reading External links Renold plc Hans Renold Ltd 1852 births 1943 deaths 19th-century British businesspeople People from Aarau 19th-century Swiss engineers Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom 19th-century Swiss inventors People from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport