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1971 [[Twyfords]] was acquired to form the [[Reed Building Products Division]]. | 1971 [[Twyfords]] was acquired to form the [[Reed Building Products Division]]. | ||
1973 Acquired [[Westwood Plastics]] through the [[Key Terrain]] subsidiary<ref>The Times, Nov 29, 1973</ref> | |||
1976 The 5 main divisions were<ref>The Times, Jun 29, 1976</ref>: | 1976 The 5 main divisions were<ref>The Times, Jun 29, 1976</ref>: | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 26 July 2017
1970 Reed Group acquired International Publishing Corporation; changed its name to Reed International[1]
1971 Crown Paints and Crown Wallpapers were brought under the same management as part of Reed International[2]
1971 Twyfords was acquired to form the Reed Building Products Division.
1973 Acquired Westwood Plastics through the Key Terrain subsidiary[3]
1976 The 5 main divisions were[4]:
- Reed Group
- Mirror Group Newspapers
- International Publishing Corporation
- Wall Paper Manufacturers
- Building Products
1987 Reed decided to concentrate on publishing, paper and packaging and sold major parts of its DIY division, Crown Paints and Polycell, to Williams Holdings[5].
1987/8 Completed the disposal of all the manufacturing operations.
1993 Reed International PLC and Elsevier NV merged to form Reed Elsevier which operated through two jointly owned companies: Reed Elsevier Group plc (which owns the publishing and information businesses); and Elsevier Reed Finance BV (which owns the financing activities).