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Sterling-Winthrop

From Graces Guide

of Guildford (1982)

A subsidiary of Sterling Drug Inc of USA

1961 Winthrop Group Ltd acquired Sterling Drug International Ltd

1962 Name of Winthrop Group was changed to Sterling-Winthrop Group Ltd of Surbiton on Thames

1972 Owned Tyneside Printers

1973 Acquired Izal[1].

1985 Subsidiaries included:[2]

  • Sterling-Izal Ltd
  • Tyneside Printers Ltd
  • Sterling Organics Ltd
  • Sterling-Winthrop Ireland Ltd
  • Sterling-Winthrop Continental Ltd which had 7 subsidiaries in various countries

1996 Acquired by SmithKline Beecham

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, 8 September 1973
  2. ↑ 1985 Annual report
  • Companies house filings
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