Gordon Russell
Post-WWI Gordon Russell set up a workshop in Broadway to make furniture to his design.
1927 The Russel Workshops Ltd was incorporated to acquire a business of similar name carried on at Broadway
1929 The name of the company was changed to Gordon Russell Ltd
1935 Gordon Russell Ltd opened a new factory at Park Royal, West London, specifically for production of radio cabinets for Murphy
Gordon Russell Ltd stayed in business through the war by making ammunition boxes, high precision aircraft models for wind tunnel testing, and parts for the wings of RAF Mosquito planes.
1985 Gordon Russell Ltd was renamed Gordon Russell Furniture Ltd
1986 Giroflex Ltd was renamed Gordon Russell plc
1988 Gordon Russell Ltd acquired G. A. Harvey, maker of office furniture, from Krug International[1]
1990 Gordon Russell Furniture Ltd was renamed Gordon Russell Ltd
1990 Gordon Russell PLC was renamed Steelcase Strafor PLC
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- ↑ The Times, June 11, 1988