Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,663 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Universal Underwear

From Graces Guide

Manufacturer of underwear

1959 Company incorporated

1973 Acquired Junitex Ltd and Sirela Manufacturing Co Ltd

1973 Name changed to U. U. Textiles Ltd

1982 Re-registered as a public company U. U. Textiles plc. Name changed to Unigroup plc.

Registered office moved to Leeds

By 1988 the principal activities of the company were building products, clothing and timber products[1]

1995 Abbot Group reversed into Unigroup in order to obtain a quotation for its KCA Drilling subsidiary[2]. Other business activities included the generation of electricity by wind farms. Other businesses were sold[3]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1988 Annual report
  2. ↑ The Times May 26, 1995
  3. ↑ 1995 Abbot group report
  • Companies house filings
Retrieved from "https://gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Universal_Underwear&oldid=1388516"
Privacy policy Disclaimers About Grace’s Guide Contact Grace’s Guide

Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2025 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

MW1.43