Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Difference between revisions of "Roche Products"

From Graces Guide
Line 18: Line 18:




== Sources of Information ==
==See Also==
<what-links-here/>
 
==Sources of Information==
<references/>
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT: }}
[[Category: Town - Welwyn Garden City]]

Revision as of 00:17, 7 January 2017

of Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Telephone: Welwyn Garden 3232. Cables: "Roche, Welwyn Garden City"

  • 1868 [1] Fritz Hoffmann-La Rochewas born.
  • 1896 On 1 October, he launched his company as a successor to Hoffmann, Traub and Co, in Basel, Switzerland. His intention was to develop and manufacture new drugs of uniform strength and quality, and to distribute them internationally.
  • From 1897 onwards, he developed and expanded rapidly to build up a network of European and overseas agents and subsidiaries. Two were opened: in Milan and Germany.
  • 1903 A subsidiary was opened in Paris
  • 1905 A subsidiary was opened in New York
  • 1908 A subsidiary was opened in London.
  • 1920 Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche died.
  • 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Synthetic Vitamins for Food Enrichment, Food Preservation and Medicinal purposes. Also New Synthetic Drugs and Fine Chemicals. Working Models Illustrate Synthetic Vitamin Manufacture and Production of Tablets. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1191) [2]


See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information