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West of England Sack Holdings

From Graces Guide

1956 West of England Sack Contractors acquired J. Nesbit-Evans and Co, maker of tubular and other hospital furniture[1]

1959 Acquired 75 percent of the shares in Service Engineering Co (Northampton)[2]

1959 West of England Sack Contractors changed its name to West of England Sack Holdings [3]

1959 Acquired John Gibson and Sons[4]

1961 Acquired A. L. Marshall (Carlton) Ltd

1967 Agricultural demand for sacks (the renting of which was the main source of profit for the group) was in slow but steady decline.

c.1968 renamed British Agricultural Services[5]

1968 Acquired by the Wiles Group[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times Apr. 28, 1956
  2. ↑ The Times Oct. 2, 1959
  3. ↑ The Times Oct. 14, 1959
  4. ↑ The Times Dec. 4, 1959
  5. ↑ The Times Oct. 16, 1968
  6. ↑ The Times Dec. 17, 1968
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