Difference between revisions of "Cleveland Petroleum Products Co"
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* 1928 The '''Petroleum Storage and Finance Corporation''' was launched which acquired [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co]] of Manchester and Preston<ref>The Times, 7 June 1928</ref>. | * 1928 The '''Petroleum Storage and Finance Corporation''' was launched which acquired [[Cleveland Petroleum Products Co]] of Manchester and Preston<ref>The Times, 7 June 1928</ref>. | ||
* 1931 Increase in price of Cleveland Winter blend<ref>The Times 9 November 1931</ref>. | * 1931 Increase in price of [[Cleveland Petrol|Cleveland Winter blend]]<ref>The Times 9 November 1931</ref>. | ||
* c.1931 Public company | * c.1931 Public company | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 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].
- c.1931 Public company
- 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.
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