Difference between revisions of "Cleveland Petroleum Products Co"
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* 1937 Lubricating oil and grease manufacturers. "Iceberg" Oils and Greases. <ref> [[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | * 1937 Lubricating oil and grease manufacturers. "Iceberg" Oils and Greases. <ref> [[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
* In the 1930s, [[Esso]] acquired [[Cleveland]] | * In the 1930s, [[Esso]] acquired a major interest in [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co]] | ||
* 1958 [[Esso]] acquired the remaining shares in [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co]] <ref>The Times, 23 January 1958</ref>. | |||
* 1962 Advert: Cleveland Discol fuel. Discol was trademark of [[Distillers Co]] Ltd. Cleveland was trademark of [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co|Cleveland Petroleum Co]] Ltd. | * 1962 Advert: Cleveland Discol fuel. Discol was trademark of [[Distillers Co]] Ltd. Cleveland was trademark of [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co|Cleveland Petroleum Co]] Ltd. |
Revision as of 17:16, 21 October 2011
of Central House, Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1, storage of petroleum fuels and distributors
- 1920 Established at Trafford Park, Manchester, and Preston
- 1928 The Petroleum Storage and Finance Corporation was launched which acquired Cleveland Petroleum Products Co of Manchester and Preston[1].
- 1931 Increase in price of Cleveland Winter blend[2].
- 1934 Distillers Co gave Cleveland Petroleum Products Co the rights to use the trademark Discol in exchange for an undertaking to buy the alcohol needed from Distillers[3].
- 1936 Advert: Cleveland Discol fuel[4]. Discol was trademark of Distillers Co Ltd.
- 1937 Petroleum distributors.
- 1937 Lubricating oil and grease manufacturers. "Iceberg" Oils and Greases. [5]
- In the 1930s, Esso acquired a major interest in Cleveland Petroleum Products Co
- 1958 Esso acquired the remaining shares in Cleveland Petroleum Products Co [6].
- 1962 Advert: Cleveland Discol fuel. Discol was trademark of Distillers Co Ltd. Cleveland was trademark of Cleveland Petroleum Co Ltd.
- 1973 Both the Esso and Cleveland names continued in use until 1973, when the Cleveland filling stations were re-branded as Esso.