Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation
of Melson Street, Luton.
1946 Incorporated as a Public Limited Company to amalgamate the Bocnal Tobacco Co and Fifteens Tobacco Co.[1]
1950 Acquired the Walker's Tobacco Co.[2]
1950 The 4th Ordinary General Meeting.[3]
1958 Acquired an 80% stake in Cadulac Chemicals and all of the share capital of Tewel Industries.[4]
1958 Acquired the London Cremation Co.[5]
1959 The company ceased manufacturing cigarettes at its Luton factory.[6]
1961 Acquired the Doran Engineering Co.[7]
1961 Name changed to London Midland Industrials.[8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Daily Express - 15 August 1946
- ↑ The Scotsman - 22 September 1950
- ↑ Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - Thursday 28 September 1950
- ↑ Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - 10 July 1958
- ↑ The Scotsman - 21 August 1958
- ↑ Daily News (London) - 22 January 1959
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - 29 June 1961
- ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 29 June 1961
