Northern Rubber Co
of Victoria Works, Retford, Nottinghamshire, india rubber manufacturers. Telephone: Retford 256/257/258. Telegraphic Address: "Rubber, Retford"
1870 Alfred Pegler bought the Victoria Works, Retford, that had been producing a type of linoleum.
1871 Company established by Alfred Pegler, Frank Pegler and Stephen Pegler[1] (although the latter 2 would have been under 21 in 1871 so this may be a later rationalisation of the truth).
1881 Northern India Rubber Co, of East Retford (T. J. Watson manager)[2]
1898 The business was being carried on by Frank Pegler and Stephen Francis Pegler when they applied for the winding up of the Metier Syndicate,[3]
1899 the business was inherited by Frank Pegler and (presumably) his brother Stephen Francis Pegler
1910 Grimsby Rubber Co was put into voluntary liquidation; the meeting was held at Northern Rubber Co's offices; chairman was Frank Pegler
By 1911 Stephen had retired from the business [4]
1914 Principal: Frank Pegler. Staff: 400. Specialities: Rubber for Railways, Steam Ships, Mines, &c. Waterproof Cloth and Clothing. Patents: Leatherite jointing for High Pressure and resistance to Acids and Alkalies.
1914 Manufacturers of rubber for railways, steam ships, mines etc., waterproof cloth and clothing. Employees 400. [5]
1914 Pegler Brothers and Co (Glasgow) Ltd was incorporated to acquire the Bridgeton, Glasgow business.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Sole makers of Leatherite for Steam Alkalis and Acids. Also Nordoil, Resistant to Oils, Benzol, Petrol. Trichlorethylene, Cellulose, and other Solvents. Manufacturers of Mechanical Rubber Goods. Speciality: Potato Digger Sleeves. (Stand Nos. D.817 and D.716) [6]
1990 Company began supplying steering column assemblies for the Nissan Primera, produced in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
1998 Company re-structured.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Who's Who in Business
- ↑ County Directory
- ↑ The London Gazette 7 October 1898
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair p396
- ↑ The Times, Jan 01, 1965