Johnson and Johnson (Great Britain)
See Johnson and Johnson for details of the USA company
1924 The US company opened its first overseas manufacturing facility. This was at Fairlie Road, Slough
1932 Mr. T. R. G. Bennett is managing director.[1]
1935 Messrs. Johnson and Johnson (Great Britain), Ltd., were opening Airebank Mills, Gargrave, near Skipton.[2]
1951 Had a factory at Wrexham
1951 Johnson & Johnson (Great Britain) Ltd, Southampton Road, Cosham, Portsmouth.[3]
1959 The Paulsgrove factory, (Portsmouth) employs 500 persons and is the largest J&J factory in the UK.[4]
1962 Will sell Wrexham factory to Smith and Nephew. The site employs 350 persons.[5]
1967 To open factory at Pontllanfraith, Monmouthshire and will employ 500 persons.[6]
2023 Johnson & Johnson has seven business locations in the UK, including corporate offices, an Innovation Centre, manufacturing and R&D facilities and a distribution centre. Main manufacturing is at Blackpool with an additional site at Leeds.[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Evening Despatch - Saturday 21 May 1932
- ↑ Leeds Mercury - Wednesday 23 January 1935
- ↑ Portsmouth Evening News - Friday 28 September 1951
- ↑ Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 24 February 1959
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - Saturday 24 February 1962
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 20 January 1967
- ↑ JNJ web site