Capseals
Maker of produce, food and merchandise containers, of Slough (1937)
1926 Company originated in Finland by 3 individuals who later became directors of the British company
1931 Business transferred to Slough
1933 Incorporated as a private company.
1947 Public quotation for the shares. Supplies liners for all types of caps and similar products; made milk bottle discs, also tubes and containers[1]
1955 Metal Box Co sold that part of its business concerned with the manufacture of cork and liners to Capseals Ltd[2]
1967 Purchased its partners' interests in Packaging Products Group[3]
1970 Cope Allman transferred several paper and board making subsidiaries to Capseals in exchange for controlling interest in the company[4]
1982 Worcester Engineering acquired the Packaging Products subsidiary of Capseals specialising in waterproof and barrier papers[5]