Adams (Durham)
of Durham, manufacturing confectioners and makers of "Dee Cee" toffee
1887 Samuel Adams founded the business, making confectionery by small-scale hand processes
1929 Acquired a small factory
1934 A. D. M. (Confectionery) Ltd was incorporated as a private company to acquire the business
1936 The factory was extended
1939 The factory and plant were modernised.
1952 Company incorporated as a public company to acquire A. D. M. (Confectionery) Ltd, a private company. William Adams, son of the founder, was managing director.[1]
1967 Sales of Somportex were ahead of expectations; most of the company's products were imported so the effect of devaluation was unknown[2]
1969 Somportex Ltd of 30 St. John's Lane, London E.C.1, Wholesale Confectioners[3]
c1972 Adams (Durham) was renamed Somportex Holdings[4]
1974 of London, importer of confectionery. Acquired J. Taplow including trading names C and J Trafford and Westphalia Pumpernickel[5]