Difference between revisions of "Albert E. Reed and Co"
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* [[E. R. Freeman and Westcott]] | * [[E. R. Freeman and Westcott]] | ||
1954 Acquired [[Thompson and Norris Manufacturing Co]] and Sun Paper Mill Co which supplied most of its output to Thompson's<ref> The Times, Jul 20, 1954</ref> | |||
1970 Reed Group acquired [[International Publishing Corporation]]; changed its name to [[Reed International]]<ref>The Times , Apr 11, 1970</ref> | 1970 Reed Group acquired [[International Publishing Corporation]]; changed its name to [[Reed International]]<ref>The Times , Apr 11, 1970</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 5 February 2013
of 50 Cannon Street, London
1894 Albert E. Reed set up a newsprint manufacturing plant at Tovil Mill in Kent.
1903 Public company registered on 28 May, to acquire the business of paper manufacturers of the firm of the same name. [1]
Through numerous acquisitions and mergers the company expanded into a wide variety of business activities ranging from paper and packaging, manufacture of building and decorative products and the publishing of newspapers, books and magazines.
1953 Reed Paper Group consisted of:
- London Paper Mills Co
- Medway Corrugated Paper Co
- Empire Paper Mills
- Medway Paper Sacks
- National Corrugated Paper Co
- Brookgate Industries
- Powell, Lane Manufacturing Co
- E. R. Freeman and Westcott
1954 Acquired Thompson and Norris Manufacturing Co and Sun Paper Mill Co which supplied most of its output to Thompson's[2]
1970 Reed Group acquired International Publishing Corporation; changed its name to Reed International[3]
Reed International subsequently reorganised its portfolio in order to concentrate on its publishing and information businesses
1987/8 Completed the disposal of all the manufacturing operations.
1993 Reed International PLC and Elsevier NV merged to form Reed Elsevier which operate through two jointly owned companies: Reed Elsevier Group plc (which owns the publishing and information businesses); and Elsevier Reed Finance BV (which owns the financing activities).
See Also
Sources of Information
- Reed Elsevier [1]