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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<ref>The Times, 16 November 1960</ref>. 2500 models being made by the group for the home market<ref>The Times, 3 December 1963</ref>. | 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<ref>The Times, 16 November 1960</ref>. 2500 models being made by the group for the home market<ref>The Times, 3 December 1963</ref>. | ||
1967 Acquired [[Moulton | Early 1960s: at some point, '''TI/Raleigh''' turned down the opportunity of making the '''Moulton''' folding cycle <ref>The Times, 3 December 1963</ref>. | ||
1967 Acquired [[Moulton Bicycles]] and [[Cox and Co (Watford)]] | |||
1987 TI sold Raleigh<ref>The Times, May 23, 1987</ref> to Derby International. | 1987 TI sold Raleigh<ref>The Times, May 23, 1987</ref> to Derby International. | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 13 July 2017
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.