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British Industrial History
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Tillotson and Son
From Graces Guide
Tillotson and Son Ltd. of Ashleigh, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. Newspaper Services, of Bolton.
Companies included in the group:
- Tillotsons (Liverpool) Ltd.
- Tillotsons (Bolton) Ltd.
- Tillotsons Containers Ltd.
- Tillotsons Corrugated Cases Ltd.
- Tillotsons Mouldings Ltd.
- Tillotsons Newspapers Ltd.
c.1898 Business established
1971 73rd AGM held; business included Cartons, Printing, Cases, and Newspapers[1]
1971 Acquired by the UK arm of St. Regis Paper Co of USA[2]
1985 After the US parent of St Regis was taken over, most of its UK operations were sold to management - this included Tillotsons, Reed and Smith, and the corrugated packaging part of Mardon Packaging[3]