G. Stibbe and Co
From Graces Guide
of Fairfax Works, Mill Lane, Leicester
See Godfrey Stibbe and his son Edward Stibbe
1886 Company founded.
1914 Hosiery machinery builder and merchants. Specialities: all machinery in connection with hosiery and allied trades. Employees 102. [1]
1924 Public company.
1954 Circular Knitting machines formerly made by I. L. Berridge and Co.[2]
1961 Manufacturers of circular knitting machinery, seamless hosiery machines and knitted piece goods. 1,000 employees. [3]
1973 Sold the Stibbe-Hadden knitted fabrics subsidiary to Spirella Co of Great Britain so as to concentrate on the engineering activities[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ Leicester Evening Mail - Thursday 01 July 1954
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Feb 08, 1973