Bleachers Association

1913.Employees of Bleachers Association Feb.1913. George Marmion Robinson, first left of middle row, aged 25.

1924.

September 1925. The Association won 1st prize with their Garrett at the Manchester Parade.

1926.

1947.

1949.

1951. LHS.

1951. RHS.

1953.

1958.

of Blackfriars House, Parsonage, Manchester, 3. Telephone: Manchester, Blackfriars 8181. Cables: "Bleach, Manchester"

See also 1900 Company Formation

1924 Head office: 4, Norfolk Street, Manchester. The Chairman was Colonel Sir Alan J. Sykes. The managing directors were Arthur K. Davies, Henry Allen, Thomas Warburton and Frederick Whowell.

1935 Acquired joint interests with the Calico Printers Association (CPA) in concerns in Egypt.

1939 Acquired joint interests with CPA in concerns in India.

1947 British Industries Fair Advert for: Bleaching; Dyeing; Printing; Mercerising; Finishing - of all Classes of Cotton Piece Goods, Linens and Rayons. Two famous Bleachcraft finishes: Bleacraft 'Sanforized' Shrunk and Tebilized tested, Crease Resistant Organdie and Sheeting Finishes. (Textiles Section - Earls Court, Ground Floor, Stand No. 312b)

1963 reformed as Whitecroft Industrial Holdings.

See Also

• 1907 Table of 50 Largest Employers
• 1908 Stock Exchange Year-Book: Miscellaneous Companies: B
• 1914 Whitakers Red Book: B
• 1914 Whitakers Red Book: D
• 1914 Who's Who in Business: Company B
• 1924 British Empire Exhibition: Cotton Textile Industry
• 1929 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
• 1947 British Industries Fair
• 1953 British Industries Fair: Company B
• Albert Buchanan
• Andrew Greenhalgh
• Bennett and Jackson
• Birkacre Co
• Bleachers Association: 1900 Company Formation
• Buckley and Brennand
• Charles Whowell
• Davies and Eckersley
• Eccles Bleaching Co
• Eden and Thwaites
• Edward Hall and Brother
• Engineering 1957 Jul-Dec: Index
• Frederick Whowell
• George Murton and Co
• Greenfield Bleaching Co
• H. Milner and Co
• Harwood Vale Bleaching Co
• Hepburn and Co
• Horridge and Co
• Irkdale Bleach Works Co
• James Brown (of Glossop)
• James Hardcastle and Co
• James Marsden and Co
• John Smith, Junior and Co
• John Stanning and Son
• John Waterhouse and Co
• John Whitehead
• John Whittaker and Co
• John Young and Co (Crumpsall)
• John and Henry Bleackley
• Kay and Smith
• Knowles and Green
• Longworth and Co
• Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co
• Melland and Coward
• R. and A. Chambers
• Richard Ainsworth, Son and Co
• Richard Hammersley Heenan
• Robert Heywood
• Robert K. Roberts
• Samuel Rothwell
• Samuel Walch
• Simpson and Jackson
• Sykes and Co
• T. R. Bridson and Sons
• Thomas Cross and Co
• Thomas Hardcastle and Son
• Whitecroft Industrial Holdings
• William Mosley

Sources of Information

• [1] The trust movement on British industry: a study of business organisation, by Henry W. Macrosty.
• [2] Competition Commission