Difference between revisions of "Albert E. Reed and Co"
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1956 Acquired [[Holoplast]] Ltd, whose factory was on Reed's Aylesford site<ref>The Times, Jul 17, 1956</ref> | 1956 Acquired [[Holoplast]] Ltd, whose factory was on Reed's Aylesford site<ref>The Times, Jul 17, 1956</ref> | ||
1961 Continuing to diversify its product ranges, Reed established a joint venture, Aerlan, with [[Lantor]] to research methods of making non-woven fabrics, for use as inter-linings in clothing, using paper-making techniques to speed up production<ref>The Times, Jan 21, 1961</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> | ||
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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]
1928 Began to supply straw paper to Powell, Lane Manufacturing Co of Gloucester to make corrugated paper[2]
1930 Reed acquired the factory that Powell Lane had established at Tovil Mill, formed the Medway Corrugated Paper Co., and established a case making plant next to the mill at Aylesford.
1944 Acquired Powell, Lane Manufacturing Co
1948 Acquired National Corrugated Paper Co of Manchester
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 of Blackburn which supplied most of its output to Thompson's[3]. Reed became the largest supplier of corrugated boxes in the UK; developed weather-proof fibreboard and exclusive linen-grain and coloured finishes to give the cases value in retail display[4]
1956 Acquired Holoplast Ltd, whose factory was on Reed's Aylesford site[5]
1961 Continuing to diversify its product ranges, Reed established a joint venture, Aerlan, with Lantor to research methods of making non-woven fabrics, for use as inter-linings in clothing, using paper-making techniques to speed up production[6].
1970 Reed Group acquired International Publishing Corporation; changed its name to Reed International[7]
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]