Redfearn
From Graces Guide
of Old Mill Works, Barnsley
1862 Glass works started by the Redfearn family
1910 Company incorporated as Redfearn Brothers
1935 Became a public company
1947 Built a new factory at Monk Bretton, two miles from Barnsley
1967 Became Redfearn National Glass when they merged with the National Glass Works
1972 Made 1,062 million units with 2,948 persons employed
1977 Made 1,130 million units with 2,673 persons employed. Had 16% (by volume) of the UK market for glass bottles. Strong in the soft drink, beer and cider market. Had factories at: Barnsley (6 furnaces) and York (2 furnaces)
1987 Renamed Redfearn PLC
1991 Renamed PLM Redfearn PLC
2000 Renamed Rexam Glass Barnsley
2005/7 Rexam sold its glass activities to Ardagh Glass
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Sources of Information
- [1] Competition Commission