Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust
1919 Formed from the merger of:[1]
1920 Acquired:[2]
- Horrockses, Crewdson and Co
- Thomas Moss and Sons
- Redmayne and Isherwood
- Wardle Cotton Co
- John Haslam and Co including its subsidiaries:
1959 Acquired the British Van Heusen Co.[3]
1959 The company announced the closure of its Mill Hill Spinning Co, Haslam Spinning Co and Acme Spinning Co subsidiaries.[4]
1962 Acquired J. F. and H. Roberts.[5]
1962 Company name changed to the British Van Heusen Co.[5]
1962 Acquired Hogg and Mitchell.[6]
1963 Viyella acquired the British Van Heusen Co.[7]