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of Beccles, printers
1977 William Clowes and Sons was renamed William Clowes (Beccles) Ltd
1981 William Clowes (Beccles) Ltd., a member of the McCorquodale Group of Companies[1]
1983 Renamed William Clowes Ltd
1989 Bowater acquired Norton Opax
By 1995 was a Bowater company[2]
1997 Renamed Rexam WCL Ltd
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