Manufacturer of industrial footwear, then changed direction
1972 John White Footwear acquired George Ward Holdings, forming one of the largest footwear manufacturers in Western Europe[1]
1973 Acquired G. B. Britton and Sons[2]
1977 Also had an engineering division[3]
1978 Acquired another footwear maker, Betts and Broughton[4]
1982 Acquired Joseph Frisby, shoe retailer, which would be merged with the Wyles chain[5]
1984 Ward White acquired the Halfords chain of auto-parts suppliers[6]
1985 Acquired Owen Owen department stores[7].
1985 Acquired Maynards but sold the confectionery business[8] and other properties, leaving the 80 Zodiac toy shops[9]
1986 Acquired Payless DIY chain[10]
1986 Acquired LCP Holdings, which owned the Whitlock chain of auto-parts stores in USA[11]
1987 Sold its Focus footwear shops, 161 to Allebone and Sons and 133 to C. and J. Clark[12]
1987 Sold the LCP Construction business (Hickman Buildings and Civil Engineering, and Boswell (Contractors)) to its management[13]
1988 Sold its US chain of footwear stores and planned to sell the Zodiac toy stores[14]
1988 Acquired A. G. Stanley, chain of DIY shops[15]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Nov. 6, 1972
- ↑ The Times Jul 4 1974
- ↑ The Times Sept. 24, 1977
- ↑ The Times Apr. 7, 1978
- ↑ The Times Oct. 28, 1982
- ↑ The Times Nov. 1, 1984
- ↑ The Times 29 Oct 1985
- ↑ The Times Dec. 20, 1985
- ↑ The Times May 5, 1986
- ↑ The Times Mar. 8, 1986
- ↑ The Times Dec. 19, 1986
- ↑ The Times May 13, 1987
- ↑ The Times Oct. 10, 1987
- ↑ The Times Feb. 2, 1988
- ↑ The Times June 2, 1988
- ↑ The Times Aug. 21, 1989