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Factory at Wandsworth
1946 Thomas De La Rue and Co acquired Thomas Potterton (Heating Engineers) as the basis for a new business in gas water heaters. [1]. De La Rue leased additional factories at Gateshead, which will be used for production, and Elstree, which will mainly be used for development.
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