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of Ledson Road, Manchester, maker of plastic products | of Ledson Road, Manchester, maker of injection moulded plastic products | ||
Business founded by Maurice Robin | Business founded by Maurice Robin, making children's pencil boxes | ||
1964 Exported implosion guards for televisions to Hungary<ref> The Times Jul 29, 1964</ref>. Also made plastic parts for the [[Rover]] 2000. | 1964 Exported implosion guards for televisions to Hungary<ref> The Times Jul 29, 1964</ref>. Also made plastic parts for the [[Rover]] 2000. | ||
1965 Development of large components, such as glass-reinforced plastic bodies for cars, was foreseen by Rolinx<ref>The Times, Mar 17, 1965</ref> | |||
1965 [[ICI]] took a substantial minority stake<ref>The Times, Apr 14, 1965</ref>. Entered a 3-year "know-how" agreement with [[S. Smith and Sons (England)]], who wanted to incorporate plastic injection moulding in their Witney plant; Rolinx would provide mould design and advice on economic operation<ref>The Times, Jun 17, 1965</ref> | 1965 [[ICI]] took a substantial minority stake<ref>The Times, Apr 14, 1965</ref>. Entered a 3-year "know-how" agreement with [[S. Smith and Sons (England)]], who wanted to incorporate plastic injection moulding in their Witney plant; Rolinx would provide mould design and advice on economic operation<ref>The Times, Jun 17, 1965</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 26 July 2017
of Ledson Road, Manchester, maker of injection moulded plastic products
Business founded by Maurice Robin, making children's pencil boxes
1964 Exported implosion guards for televisions to Hungary[1]. Also made plastic parts for the Rover 2000.
1965 Development of large components, such as glass-reinforced plastic bodies for cars, was foreseen by Rolinx[2]
1965 ICI took a substantial minority stake[3]. Entered a 3-year "know-how" agreement with S. Smith and Sons (England), who wanted to incorporate plastic injection moulding in their Witney plant; Rolinx would provide mould design and advice on economic operation[4]
c.1972 Reed International expanded into the motor-industry with Rolinx, making the first reinforced plastic bumpers for cars[5]
Part of Caradon Plastics
1987 The factory at Banbury made injection-moulded plastic bumpers for the motor industry, being sole supplier for various Rover models. The Manchester factory made moulded plastic components for a range of customers including Ford, Servis, Hotpoint and Flymo[6]