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[[Image:Im1955MCSC-Raleigh.jpg|thumb| November 1955. Raleigh, Rudge, Humber, Triumph. ]] | |||
1934 Formation of '''Raleigh Industries''', formerly [[Raleigh Cycle Co]] | 1934 Formation of '''Raleigh Industries''', formerly [[Raleigh Cycle Co]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:48, 2 July 2020
1934 Formation of Raleigh Industries, formerly Raleigh Cycle Co
1959 Joint venture companies formed with some of the overseas operations of Tube Investments to cope with over-capacity [1].
1959 Raleigh Industries acquired the saddle interests of J B Brooks Industries, a company with which Raleigh had had a close working relationship for many years[2]
1960 Tube Investments acquired Raleigh Industries. The board of Raleigh, enlarged with a director of TI and the MD of British Cycle Corporation, would control all cycle, component and motorized activities of the TI group[3]. 2500 models being made by the group for the home market[4].
Early 1960s: at some point, TI/Raleigh turned down the opportunity of making the Moulton folding cycle [5].
1967 Acquired Moulton Bicycles and Cox and Co (Watford)
1987 TI sold Raleigh[6] to Derby International.