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Ashley United Industries

From Graces Guide

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1954.
1955

of 15 Lees Lane, Gosport, Hants. Branches nationally

See George Vernon Northcott

c.1925 Founded. 'Ashley Wallpaper Co., founded by Mr. G. V. Northcott nearly 30 years ago (1925) and built up into the second largest wallpaper manufacturing firm in the country"[1]

1947 Patent - Improvements in or relating to machines for embossing and printing webs of paper and other material. [2]

Brighter Homes shops were a subsidiary of Ashley United Industries Ltd

1955 Acquired by Smith and Walton [3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ West Sussex Gazette & South of England Advertiser, 24 November 1955
  2. ↑ [1] Wikipatents
  3. ↑ [2] Competition Commission
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