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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Courtaulds Textiles

From Graces Guide
1951. Courtaulds Fabrics.

1990 Demerged from the Courtaulds group. The company was Marks and Spencer's largest supplier of garments, largely lingerie and intimate apparel[1]

1998 After Akzo-Nobel changed the name of Courtaulds to Akzo-Nobel, Courtaulds Textiles had exclusive rights to the Courtaulds brand name [2]

1998 Acquired its competitor Claremont Garments; 40 percent of its trade would be with Marks and Spencer[3]; expected to move much of its production overseas to cut costs.

2000 Acquired by Sara Lee Corporation of USA; some disposal of hosiery interests in France were required by the European Commission[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, October 31, 1989
  2. The Times September 11, 1998
  3. The Times, September 17, 1998
  4. The Times, May 9, 2000