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1988 Abortive bid to take-over [[Cundell Corrugated|Cundell]] of Chelmsford, a display packaging company<ref>The Times Oct. 29, 1988</ref>
1988 Abortive bid to take-over [[Cundell Corrugated|Cundell]] of Chelmsford, a display packaging company<ref>The Times Oct. 29, 1988</ref>


1995 Acquired by [[Wace Group]] but non-core units were subsequently sold on<ref>The Times  Oct. 21, 1997</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:15, 22 October 2022

Box manufacturer and dealer, of Leicestershire

1961 Company incorporated to acquire other companies engaged in manufacture of containers.[1]

1962 Renamed Ferry Pickering Group Ltd of Leicester

1965 Public issue of shares; the company provided printing and packaging services to the hosiery, knitwear, footwear and other industries[2]

1971 Proposal by Reed International to acquire the company was stopped because of the resistance from the Ferry Pickering management[3]

1981 Renamed Ferry Pickering Group plc

1988 Abortive bid to take-over Cundell of Chelmsford, a display packaging company[4]

1995 Acquired by Wace Group but non-core units were subsequently sold on[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. Companies House filing
  2. The Times Mar. 19, 1965
  3. The Times July 17, 1971
  4. The Times Oct. 29, 1988
  5. The Times Oct. 21, 1997