Albert E. Reed and Co
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
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
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- Reed Elsevier [1]