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 173,431 pages of information and 249,854 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.

Lionheart

From Graces Guide

c1991 Name of Spong and Co was changed to Lionheart plc; shortly afterwards the Crompton Close site was sold and Lionheart moved to smaller premises in Repton Close, Basildon.

1990 Acquired Acorn brushes

1990 Norank Murrell is a member of Lionheart Plc.[1]

1991 Lionheart plc has acquired The Croydex Co.[2]

1994 Sloane Group, an autonomous subsidiary of Lionheart plc.[3]

2003 Winding up of the pension scheme; companies concerned included:[4]

  • Lionheart Limited
  • Spong Holdings plc
  • Spong plc
  • Spong Consumer Products Limited
  • Spong Housewares Limited
  • Spong Manufacturing Limited
  • Spong Retail Systems plc
  • Bishopsmead Engineering Limited
  • The Hamilton Group Limited
  • Hamilton Acorn Limited
  • Norank Murrell Limited
  • Norank Systems plc
  • Norank Engineering Company Limited
  • Netherrealm Limited
  • Regent Mouldings Limited
  • The Croydex Company Limited
  • Croydex Group plc
  • Vitalines Limited
  • Sloane Group (Holdings) Limited
  • Sloane Manufacturing Limited
  • Sloane Manufacturing (Decorations) Limited

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Sources of Information

  1. Bury Free Press - Friday 16 November 1990
  2. Diss Express - Friday 09 August 1991
  3. Newmarket Journal - Thursday 13 January 1994
  4. London gazette 15 October 2003