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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950116-95-000139
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19950424
ITEM INFORMATION:		Acquisition or disposition of assets
FILED AS OF DATE:		19950427
SROS:			NONE

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMDURA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-HARDWARE [5072]
		IRS NUMBER:				410121800
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05027
		FILM NUMBER:		95532169

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 MAIN ST S - STE 2A
		STREET 2:		BLDG B
		CITY:			SOUTHBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06488
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2032620570

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2801 DAWSON ROAD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 3128
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74101-3128

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN HOIST & DERRICK CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890220
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<PAGE> 1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                 _________


                                 FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)          April 24, 1995
                                                -------------------------------


                               AMDURA CORPORATION
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



            Delaware                   1-5027                   41-0121800
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(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
    of Incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)



900 Main Street South, Suite 2A, Building B, Southbury, Connecticut  06488-0870
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code          (203) 262-0570
                                                  -----------------------------


                                 Not Applicable
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       (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

<PAGE> 2

Item 1.  Changes in Control of Registrant

          On April 24, 1995, FKI plc, a company organized under the laws of

England ("Parent"), through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, ADU

Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), completed its tender

offer (the "Offer") for all the outstanding shares of common stock, par value

$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Amdura Corporation, a Delaware

corporation (the "Company"). The Offer was made pursuant to the Agreement and

Plan of Merger, dated as of March 15, 1995 (the "Merger Agreement"), among

Parent, Purchaser and the Company. 24,064,752 shares of Common Stock

(approximately 95.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock) were purchased

by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer.

          Subsequently, on April 24, 1995, pursuant to the Merger Agreement,

Purchaser merged itself into the Company in accordance with Delaware law. As a

result of the merger, each outstanding share of Common Stock (other than shares

owned by Purchaser or held by stockholders who have perfected appraisal rights

for such shares in accordance with Delaware law) has been converted

automatically into the right to receive $2.30 in cash, without interest.

          Also, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on April 24, 1995, three

designees of Parent, Robert F. Beeston, Eric J. Bowers and Robert Sook, were

elected to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company and all other

members of the Board resigned. As a result, the Board is comprised solely of

designees of Parent.

<PAGE> 3

                               SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the

undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                              AMDURA CORPORATION


                              By: ROBERT M. MILLER
                                  _____________________________________
                                  Robert M. Miller
                                  Vice President and Secretary 


Date:  April 27, 1995

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