Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Magnet

From Graces Guide

1988 After Magnet and Southerns sold its timber importing business,[1] the kitchen and bedroom manufacturer was renamed Magnet[2]

1989 Management buyout of the business which was committed to converting the rest of its depots into DIY retail sites and reducing the building trade business.[3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times June 23, 1988
  2. The Times Nov. 24, 1988
  3. The Times Jan. 26, 1989