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 171,275 pages of information and 248,155 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.

Forbuoys

From Graces Guide

of Uxbridge (1935)

of London (1939)

of Byfleet (1986) Newsagents group

1935 Company incorporated to carry on the business of tobacconists, manufacturers, merchants, newsagents, etc

1973 Acquired by Gallaher

1986 Re-registered as a public company, Forbuoys plc. Gallaher still owned some of the equity

1995 Gallaher sold its retail division to its management. Became a subsidiary of TM Group Holdings.

2006 Renamed Martin McColl Ltd

2007 Owned by the Martin McColl Retail Group


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Sources of Information

  • Companies house filings