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1948 Garfield-Lilley Industries Limited, a public company, was formed by the amalgamation of two Derby tape manufacturing firms: City Textile Co, and Garfield-Lilley and Brother Limited, and a third company, Rotalac Limited, of Timperley, manufacturers of reinforced plastic coated threads, thongings and strippings.<ref>Derby Daily Telegraph 27 April 1948</ref> | 1948 Garfield-Lilley Industries Limited, a public company, was formed by the amalgamation of two Derby tape manufacturing firms: City Textile Co, and Garfield-Lilley and Brother Limited, and a third company, [[Rotalac]] Limited, of Timperley, manufacturers of reinforced plastic coated threads, thongings and strippings.<ref>Derby Daily Telegraph 27 April 1948</ref> | ||
1956 Also made household and factory paints, lacquers car ignitions<ref>The Times, Sep 11, 1956</ref> | 1956 Also made household and factory paints, lacquers car ignitions<ref>The Times, Sep 11, 1956</ref> | ||
1972 Thomas French and Sons bought the company's narrow fabric interests for £510,000 in cash.<ref>The Scotsman 10 October 1972</ref> | 1972 [[Thomas French and Sons]] bought the company's narrow fabric interests for £510,000 in cash.<ref>The Scotsman 10 October 1972</ref> | ||
1983 [[Williams Holdings]] engaged in merger talks with Garford-Lilley<ref> The Times, Oct 25, 1983</ref> by which time the company was engaged in plastics, engineering and wood working<ref> The Times, Oct 27, 1983</ref> | 1983 [[Williams Holdings]] engaged in merger talks with Garford-Lilley<ref> The Times, Oct 25, 1983</ref> by which time the company was engaged in plastics, engineering and wood working<ref> The Times, Oct 27, 1983</ref> | ||
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Makers of tapes, webbing etc
1948 Garfield-Lilley Industries Limited, a public company, was formed by the amalgamation of two Derby tape manufacturing firms: City Textile Co, and Garfield-Lilley and Brother Limited, and a third company, Rotalac Limited, of Timperley, manufacturers of reinforced plastic coated threads, thongings and strippings.[1]
1956 Also made household and factory paints, lacquers car ignitions[2]
1972 Thomas French and Sons bought the company's narrow fabric interests for £510,000 in cash.[3]
1983 Williams Holdings engaged in merger talks with Garford-Lilley[4] by which time the company was engaged in plastics, engineering and wood working[5]
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