Carlton Industries
of Clapham Rd, London SW9
Part of London Merchant Securities
1926 Sanitas Trust Ltd was incorporated
1969 Sanitas Trust changed its name to Carlton Industries; the group has interests in batteries (Tungstone Products), beauty preparations, brushes, engineering products, pharmaceutical products, plastic mouldings, print and packaging material, sanitation and cleaning, soap[1]
1970 Sold most of the pharmaceutical and toiletry interests to LRC International except for the 71 percent interest in Rimmel[2]
1970 Also owned Bristol Plant Hire, Gardiner, Sons and Co, Haddon Group, Westerham Press[3]
1970 Subsidiary Carlton Homes acquired Comben and Wakeling, private house developers[4]
1971 Acquired Oldham International, battery makers, after a contested take-over battle[5]
1972 The stake in Rimmel was sold[6]
1981 A majority of the interest in the company was acquired by Hawker Siddeley
1984 Hawker Siddeley acquired the remainder of the shares in the company[7]; its particular interests were in the the car battery parts of the group; it also acquired a majority interest in Invergordon Distillers[8]
1987 Oldham Batteries Ltd was renamed Oldham Crompton Batteries Ltd
1989 Renamed Hawker Batteries Ltd[9]