Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,240 pages of information and 244,492 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.

Western Board Mills

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of Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, maker of mill and fibre boards from waste paper

1939 Established as a private company

1946 Started making components for customers from the boards

1957 Acquired Turner and Co (Cardiff) Ltd

1970 Daniels (Cam) Ltd became a partly-owned subsidiary

1971 Daniels Ltd became wholly-owned

1972 Incorporated as a public company[1]

1985 Acquired by D. S. Smith[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, June 5, 1972
  2. The Times Jan. 4, 1985