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Originally manufactured in 1937 by Colin Kinninmonth and George Gray, in Acton, West London. From the 1960s to 1980s, the Sellotape company was part of Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG), a British packaging and paper conglomerate. In 2002, it was bought by Henkel Consumer Adhesives. Sellotape Industrial was bought by Scapa Group plc in 1997, and their products continue to be manufactured at its factory in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellotape] Wikipedia entry</ref> | Originally manufactured in 1937 by Colin Kinninmonth and George Gray, in Acton, West London. | ||
From the 1960s to 1980s, the Sellotape company was part of [[John Dickinson and Co|Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG)]], a British packaging and paper conglomerate. | |||
In 2002, it was bought by Henkel Consumer Adhesives. Sellotape Industrial was bought by Scapa Group plc in 1997, and their products continue to be manufactured at its factory in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellotape] Wikipedia entry</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:59, 12 December 2014
Originally manufactured in 1937 by Colin Kinninmonth and George Gray, in Acton, West London.
From the 1960s to 1980s, the Sellotape company was part of Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG), a British packaging and paper conglomerate.
In 2002, it was bought by Henkel Consumer Adhesives. Sellotape Industrial was bought by Scapa Group plc in 1997, and their products continue to be manufactured at its factory in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.[1]