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of 72 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry, Warks, (now West Midlands); and of Pontypool, Bradford, Manchester and Glasgow. Telephone: Coventry 88011. Cables: "Nylon, Coventry". (1947)
- 1940 [1] Company established to sell and manufacture the new synthetic fibre Nylon. Became a private company.
- 1947 British Industries Fair Advert: BNS - What next in NYLON? Producers of Nylon Yarns now mainly reserved for "Apparel". Nylon Yarns will be available from 1948 to all trades and industries in increasing quantities on completion of a large factory in Monmouthshire.(Textiles Section - Earls Court, Ground Floor, Stand No. 157) [2]
- 1958 They opened a new spinning plant at Bayswater Victoria, Australia and initiated a series of promotions to heighten awareness and acceptance of the new fibre.
- 1960 Nylon conveyor belting for mines. [3]
- 1961 Employed 8,000 persons. [4]
See Also
- 1947 British Industries Fair
- 1953 British Industries Fair: Company B
- 1955 British Industries Fair: Company B
- Bri-Nylon
- British Bemberg
- British Celanese
- British Enka Artificial Silk Co
- British Enkalon
- Courtaulds
- Engineering 1954 Jul-Dec: Index
- Engineering 1959 Jan-Jun: Index
- Engineering 1961 Jul-Dec: Index
- Engineering 1962 Jan-Jun: Index
- ICI
- ICI Fibres
- John G. Holmes
- The Engineer 1941 Jan-Jun: Index
- The Engineer 1953 Jan-Jun: Index
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Powerhouse Museum
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 451; and p43
- ↑ Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p17
- ↑ 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers