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Proprietors of [[Empire Rubber Co]] Ltd and [[Rubber Bonders]] Ltd<ref>The Times Jan. 1, 1953</ref> | Proprietors of [[Empire Rubber Co]] Ltd and [[Rubber Bonders]] Ltd<ref>The Times Jan. 1, 1953</ref> | ||
1955 | 1927 Herbert Glencairn Wright Chichester-Miles set up a business as merchants and suppliers of rubber components to the automobile industry under the name Empire Rubber Company. | ||
1929 H. G. Miles Ltd was incorporated as a private company to acquire this business which continued to trade under the name Empire Rubber. | |||
1938 A factory was built at Dunstable for the business. | |||
1955 H. G. Miles (Holdings) was incorporated as a public company to acquire the shares in H. G. Miles Ltd<ref>The Times July 11, 1955</ref> | |||
1964 Had diversified into plastic reinforced hose; <ref>The Times Dec. 31, 1964</ref> | 1964 Had diversified into plastic reinforced hose; <ref>The Times Dec. 31, 1964</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:39, 28 March 2025
Supplier of rubber and synthetic rubber components to the automotive industry
Proprietors of Empire Rubber Co Ltd and Rubber Bonders Ltd[1]
1927 Herbert Glencairn Wright Chichester-Miles set up a business as merchants and suppliers of rubber components to the automobile industry under the name Empire Rubber Company.
1929 H. G. Miles Ltd was incorporated as a private company to acquire this business which continued to trade under the name Empire Rubber.
1938 A factory was built at Dunstable for the business.
1955 H. G. Miles (Holdings) was incorporated as a public company to acquire the shares in H. G. Miles Ltd[2]
1964 Had diversified into plastic reinforced hose; [3]
1966 Sold 20 percent of their Australian subsidiary to Dunlop Rubber Australia[4]