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Guthrie Industries was the management company responsible for the operation of the businesses of the Guthrie Corporation
Guthrie Industries was the management company responsible for the operation of the businesses of the Guthrie Corporation
1967 [[Guthrie Industries|Guthrie Corporation]] merged the carpet manufacturing interests of it subsidiary [[Lintafoam|Lintafoam Industries]] into one unit based at Stewart Mill, Dundee (the factory of [[Marshall and Brush]])<ref>The Times Jan. 9, 1967</ref>


1969 Acquired [[James Templeton and Co]]. Claimed to be the country's second largest carpet maker; split into two divisions:<ref>The Times Aug. 21, 1969</ref>
1969 Acquired [[James Templeton and Co]]. Claimed to be the country's second largest carpet maker; split into two divisions:<ref>The Times Aug. 21, 1969</ref>

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Guthrie Industries was the management company responsible for the operation of the businesses of the Guthrie Corporation


1967 Guthrie Corporation merged the carpet manufacturing interests of it subsidiary Lintafoam Industries into one unit based at Stewart Mill, Dundee (the factory of Marshall and Brush)[1]

1969 Acquired James Templeton and Co. Claimed to be the country's second largest carpet maker; split into two divisions:[2]

  • Carpets and floor coverings, with 15 factories making Axminster, Wilton and tufted carpets
  • Rubber manufacturing and textiles, which had 7 plants including Lintafoam

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Jan. 9, 1967
  2. The Times Aug. 21, 1969