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(Ill Jill 1('hllll'lj and hydraulrc devices.'I'IH'~(' <11'(' sent to France, Denmark,(I.S.A., Canada, Australia, SouthAfrica, Italy and Hol'land.

Engaged in very important work is .theDORAN INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.~ ofStroud, which was established in August:,1945. . Its products are scientificmeasuring instruments, most 'Of whichare exported,

THE STROUD METAL & PLATINGCO. LTD., 'OfDudbridge, dates back to1892. Its principal products are cir-culating pumps, umbrella fittings," Garland," self-sealing Iubricators,Ierrous and non-ferrous founders andall types 'Oflight press work, There areeonsiderahle eXP'Ortsof umbrella fittingsand pumps, and the" Garland '5' self-sea,jing lubricator which is used veryc'Onsiderably in the cycle industry.

A w'Orld-famQus c'Oncern with clQseassQciatiQns with StrQud is the SPERRYGYROSCOPE COMPANY LTD., whichoccupies premises at StQneh'Ouse. Thec'Ompany has a w'Orld-wide market f'01'an its standard prQducts which includemarine gYl:Q compasses, navigatiQnalinstruments and equipment, aerQnaut-ical flight instruments and aut'OmaticpilQts, naval and milital'Y glUl-fireequipment. Sperry's are nQW theW'Orld~sleading manufacturers 'Of;marinegyr'O c'Ompasses, aut'Omatic steering c'On-trQI equipment and aircraft instru;mentsfQr all-weather QperatiQn.

The St'Oneh'Ousefactory was 'Opened in1938 as part 'Of a large-scale expansi'Onpr'Ogramnle priQr t'O the recent war.Peak payrQll at StQnehQuse was 2,800 in1944, the t'Otal p,ayr'Oll 'Of the c'Ompanyat' that time being 5,000. St'Oneh'Ousepr'Oducti'On during the war c'Onsistedlargely 'Ofaircraft instruments and anti-aircraft predic,t.'Or mechanisms. Afterthe war the StQneh'Ouse fact'Ory has beenused tQ hQuse a research and devel'OP-ment unit wQrking 'On gun-fire c'Ontr'Olequipment f'Or the R'Oyal Navy iIlnd als'O'as a stQrage dep'Ot for the C'O;mpany.

0111' vallI')' allli it i,.., 10 III' ~lIppu"I'(1 Iltulthis is due lo the Iact that 'Oak, 1)('('('11,elm, larch and 'Other trees have alwaysIlouriehed 'Onthe Cotswold Iimestonc.

iAt St. Mary's Mills, Chalford, theCHALFORD STICK CO. LTO., areengaged in general wood turnery and themanufacture of umbrella sticks undhandles 'Of all kinds. Large quantities'Ofumbrella sticks and handlcs are sent'Overseas. The firm, which dales huckto .1903, was probably the 'Oldest Jar-toryrequisitioned for the storage of aircraftparts in the last war.

II eOIlIJlIII·i1livl·ly yOUII:; fil'lll ile~tahlll,"lt'd ill 195()· has retained thepolicy 01' 1'1111111' of the Iormer craftsmenin concr-uf rut ing 'On quality rather thanquantity. In (he small, compact, canal-side Vi(~loria W'Orks, formerly a steamjoinery works but which hegan by beingused for upholstery about 20 years ago,can be seen excellent examples 'Of thework 'Oflocal furniture craftsmen. The'furniture is manufactured mostly from:English hardwoods, principally beech,birch and 'Oak, although some SouthAfrican hard WQQdsare also-used.

TRAINING

(lUR CENTENARY YEAR C'Oiu('i(1c8'-" with the opening of St.r'Oud's mag-nificent new Technical C'Ollege in Strat-f'Ord Road. In September, Miss FJQrenccH'Oreburgh, the Minister 'Of Education,is tQ visit the t'Own £01:the f'Ormal 'Open-ing ''Of the C'Ollege, but parts havealready been in use f01: s'Ome time.The planning and construction of this

,lilt' Inll' Mr. W ulu-r ColliuH, fOllu"!''' IIprinting business in King Street, Stroud,under the title 'OfWilliam Colfins, Mr.Walter Co'llius commenced his printinghusiness, together with that 'Of news-agent and stationer, in High Street.Stroud, in the year 1914. In 1916, theprinting side 'Ofthe business was trans-ferred to the present address at theCross, Stroud, and U})Qnthe death ofMr. Walter CQllins a limited companyknown as Walter Collins, Ltd., wasformed, The firm's principal producteare printing and bookbinding.

FOR FUTURE

great building typifies the determination'Ofthe lQcality tQ keep abreast 'Ofindus-trial prQgl'ess, :whi({p,pan ~mly he dQneby maintaining a regular fl'OW'Ofskilledtecp_nici,ans and craftsPlcn int'O everybranch 'Of the industry. And this isexactly what the College will d'O. Our

I photQgntph sh'OWSthe newly-c'O;mpletedclassroom bl'Ock which will surl'lly be the

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envy 'Of the teaching pr'Ofessi'On evei'y-whel'e. R'O'Omsare fl'O'Odedwith day-light and every C.al'ehas been taken toensure t.hat students w'Ork under thebest c'OnditiQns.Not 'Only Stroud, hut the wh'Ole or

GI'Ouccstershil'e will benefit by the pr'O-visiQn 'Of this further additi'On to thedistrict's already 'Outstanding. educa-tiQnal buildings.

I•• \\'41i.di'IJI'MII'J' 1II1IIiuII ~I"'II" III' Ull.. div" gr'ollp of IIHIII~II'II~", 1I11·1"""lr, 11,,11g()~ahcad concern IRVING CKANl;SLTD., which, although established asrecently as April, 1947, is already knowninternationally for its material handlingequipment, mechanical developmentand electrical installations. Recently thefirm has completed a special purposeand handling bridge incorporatingunique features fOT the MetropolitanWater Board and a second project ofconsiderable magnitude has now beenplaced with them. They are also engagedon heavy ail-craft testing equipment forexport to Canada which includes thelargest principals yet. devised for thispurpose.

At Newmarket, in Nailsworth itself,MESSRS H. J. H. KING & CO., LTD.,have been a busy engineering concernsince 1895, and their principal productsare machinery for the malting trade,pneumatic conveying plant for coal,grain, etc., safety winding gear forcollieries and sausage filling PJ.achines.

Just before the war the firm of L. J. H.BALLINGER LTD., of Station Road,Woo_dchesLer,was forPJ.ed, and it hasalready established an internationalreputation for its abrasive wheel cutting-off machines and hydraulic devic.es..These are sent t9 France, Denmark,U.S.A., Canada, Australia, South.Africa, Italy and Holland.

Engaged in very important work is theDORAN INSTRUMENT CO. LTD., ofStroud, which was established in August,1945. ~Its products are scientificmeasuring instruments, PJ.ost :of whichare exported.

.'THE STROUD METAL & PLATINGCO~ LTD., of Dudbridge, dates back to1892. Its princip,al products are cir.culating pumps, umbrella fittings,....Gadandc." self-sealing lubricators,ferrous and non-ferrous founders andall types of light press work. There areconsiderable exports of umbrella fittingsand pumps, and the" Garland '5' self·.sealing lubricat-or which is used veryconsiderably in the cycle industry.

.J 10J' tnc1111111111.,. III,,' "I' .. IIdil'il'j,,1 h01'1I "-aI'liI~11C 111.. 1, 11111 111.,,1,· 1""111 11'11111 Icasein. The factory was c~ML1i~hedinpremises formerly used as. a woollenmills. and. has remained there. Theoriginal product has become the mostcolourful plastic used in the button andornamental trades and is now knownthroughout the world as "Erinoid."Today the firm is the largest manufac-turer of casein plastics in the world andexports lip to 60 per cent of ils produc-tion. In addition, many other varietiesof plastic material are produced inwhole or in part at Lightpill and thelarge new laboratory block completed afew years ago, is an indication of thedetermination of the management tokeep abreast of modern advance.

When the Company was founded only30 workers were employed. The numberhas grown to 700 and the wicket on thesports ground next to the factorypremises is among thc best in the countyand is frequently the scene of cricketmatches featuring leading. amateur andprofessional players.

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Firms using timber al'e also busy inom' valleys and it is to be supposed thatthis is due to. the fact that oak, beech,elm, larch and other trees have alwaysflourished on the Cotswold limestone.

fAt St. Mary's Mills, Chalford, theCHALFORD STICK CO. LTD., areengaged in general wood turnery and themanufacture of tuobrella sticks andhandles of all kinds. Large quantitiesof umbrella sticks and handles are sentoverseas. The firm, which dates backto 1903, was probably the 'Old~~tfactoryrequisitioned for the storage of aircraftparts in the last war.

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L·Il('U~;II;lIrll' 1111'- lor 1001 handles landi1"'I11~ for t he domestic trade. GussageM;II~ is one of the many former clothmills of the district which l1AI'd IhI' waterpower, so abundantly uvailuhl« in IlwToadsmoor Valley, to drive LJH'marhine1'Y·

HENRY WORKMAN LTD., 'OfWoodchester Saw Mills, is one of the]II'~I-known timber concerns in Glou.(·(·".II·rshire.The company dates back tolH70 and they are merchants for foreignax wcll as English timber. A largeamount of wood turnery is carried on.

The RYEFORD SAW MILLS CO.LTD., of Ryeford, Stonehouse, wasestahlished in 1913 and traded as TheRyclord Saw Mills Co. until 1950, whenon the 29th of September in that year,it was incorporated as a Iimited com-pany. Principal products are home-grown hardwood in planks, boards andscantlings, coffin sets, turned woodgoods, packing c!ase and crate timber,mlll'h of which go for export indirectly.

Perhaps beoause of the abundance oftiNber surrdlmding the Chalford Valley,t:h4.e, have been furniture craftsmen inthe district for centmies. CHALFORDCHAIRS (B. T. PARKIN) though stilla comparatively young firm-it wasestablish('d in 1950-has l:etained thepolicy of Homeof the former crJUftsPJ.enin concl'utraling on (Juality rather thanquantity. In the small, compact, canal.side Vi(:loria Works, formerly a steaPJ.joinery works but which began by beingused for upholstery about 20 years ago,can b(' H(lNl exc.ellent exaPJ.ples of thework of local furniture craftsmen. Thefurniture is manufactured PJ.ostly fromEnglish hardwoods, principally beech,birch and oak, althougn some SouthAfrican hard woods are also used.

printing and high-grade caralogur- workcarried out hy FREDERICK STEEL &CO. LTD., of Ehley, gO('S OV""H('U~. 'I'll("Ii rm, whirh was fO(Judl'lI ill 111911, wu samoll/-( .111' ('url jl·~t I'rodlll'('I'I; of I()()~ ...11':.r ,·:ttalogw'!i ill til(' !'ollnlt·y. l.lndr-ritK origillal fOllud('" t hr- finn siood fewIllwlily p riutillg, and this admirable aimhas never 1>('('11 rolinqu ished,

MESSRS. JAMES & OWEN Ltd., ofRussell Street, Stroud, must have beenan established business for about onehundred years. Sixty years ago the busi ,ness was owned by Mr. George H. Jamesand he had certainly had it for twentyto twenty-five years. After Mr. Lames"death the business Wl\S formed into alimited company under the chairman-ship of Mr. A. T. Ford (of Restall andFord, auctioneers, Rowcroft), and Iator-under Mr. Henry Workman (chairman).At this time Mr. H. M. Owen, who hadbeen in business at " Elliotts " old shopin High Street, joined the firm underthe name of James & Owen Ltd. Mr.Owen went to the First WorId War amInever returned. Mr. Ashman Carterwas cIlJairman after this, and, in 1926,the business was purchased by Mr. E_Felix Withey, who is still the chairmanand PJ.anaging director.

Some eighty years ago the father ofthe late Mr. Walter Collins, founded aprinting business in King Street, Stroud,.under the title of William Collins. Mr.Walter Collins commeO:cedhis printingbusiness, together with that of news-agent and stationer, in High Street,.Stroud, in the year 1914. In 1916, theprinting side of the business was trans-ferred to the present address at theCross, Stroud, and upon the death ofMr. Walter Collins a limited companyknown as Walter Collins, Ltd., wasformed. The firm's principal productsare printing and bookbinding.

TRAINING CENTRE FOR FUTURE TECHNICIANS

EIGHT STROUD JOURNAL CENTENARY SUPPLEMENT, 1954. ,-----------------------------------------------------It is perhaps fitting that the whole-

sale clothing business should have founda home in an area where S'Omuch clothof all kinds has been manufactured forg e n era t i '0 n s.HILL, PAUL &CO'. LTD., ofChe,upside,Stroud, producemen's and youths' bespoke and ready-to-wear suits, 'Overcoats and sportswear,breeches and jodhpurs, marketed underthe name 'Of' Cotswold 'clothing. Thebusiness was Iounded in 1902 by R. M.Hill and W. H. Paul and occupies whatis reputed to be the highest factoryhuilding in Gloucestershire. Since theretirement of Mr. Hill in 1909 it hasbeen a typical ' family' business. Ml'.Paul retired in 1921 and handed overthe reins to his three sons and a mem-ber of the third generation is now onthe board of the company wlrich wasf'ormed in ]948. Severof y hil during 1111'W'UL' by the transfer of workers lo UI'lU-

aments, the Company has made a goodrecovery and in 1952-its jubilee yea 1'-'had the highest turnover in its history.

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The manufacture of Pilt has beenassociated with the plcas.u old town ofPains wick for cr-nt u rir-s. The on"firm now t'n~a~(·d in the process

is MES S5 RS,SAVORY &SONS LTD . ofBro'OkhouseMills, which

dlll('~ hack to 1847. Hairpins, hair-grips, paper grips, ticket pins, etc.,a 1"(' manufactured and markets are foundnot only in this country hut in theDominions, Colonies and in manyforeign states.

LARGE PERCENT GE of PRODUCTION

By far the oldest wholesale clothingfirm in Stroud and probably in the West.of England, are HOLLOWAY BROS.,LTD., whose commodious factory is inChurch Street. The fiTm was founded in18S4-the same year as the" Journal"and its advertisements appeared in .ourearliest issues just as they do t'Oday. Thefirst premises were in High Street.Products include high-standard men'swear, b'Oys' and girls' school wear, shirtsand blouses which are sent t'Oeast, westand central Africa, Rhodesia, theMiddle East, France, Bermuda andmany other parts of the world.

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Works, Chalford, has developed from avery small manufacturing plant to trehleits original capacity, and is now one ofthe most up-to-date 'Of its kind ill thecountry from the point of view! ofmechanical handling. Parts of the millsare as much as 400 years old, the build-ill~ formrrly housing a fulling mill and:1Slit',k IIli!l, I)('f~)'e Fibreeret~ took 0rerIII I93S. I he Iirm exports Its asbestoscement products to Canada, the ChannelIsles, Northern Ireland and the newKuwait Oil Fields in the Persian Gulf.

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and there is no firm which has shown11101"(' pioneering determinurion in thisdiredion than ARTFlUH BHUNS])ONLTD., of Rycfo1'(l. TIII'Y 111'(' luiulug«and Ibr(,Ahin~ ('IHII,'lWIOI'HlIIId huvr- I()ll~hl'('11 notr-r] 1'01' IIII' 11'1111'11'1' ill whicht lu-y huv« k"1'1 a Im'a,~1of t lu- rimes witht lu-i r equipment.

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Of "ital importance to almost ,every'Other industry in the district are the gasworks .on the Ganalside at Stroud. Now-adays they form part of ...the manyproperties 'OW·..J.edby the South WesternGas Board and are in the Board's Chel-tenham division fOl' adJl1ini~t"M;v"

Quite different to all the otlter cstab-lishments in the area is S. G. BAILEY &Co., Limited, of Staff'Ord Mills, Stoud,Established in 1888, the firm is ('ngagedin the manufacture of pain Is andvarnishes, Inanganese oxit1cb all(1 man-ganese salts. Many of ils llHlI,~aneseproducts are exported.

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AI Ehl"y, Hill!'!' 19t.R, IIH' MID (;LOS.(:( )-( )1'1<:1{ATI V E FEI )1,:1{1\ I,S()(:I ETY1.'1'1>., has h('('" 01"'1''11 illl-\ il,~ ownlall"dry, wl...r!' dry (,I('OI"illl-\and ('arpel('I('Hnilll-\i~ !I1~() ('lIrl'i('d Oil In extcnsivcI'Il~hiOIl.

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MESSRS. A. G. SAVAGE, of the JIII~pedal Engineering Works, Stonehouse,was established in 1930, and the firm isengaged in general engineering, specialpurpose machinery, welding and steelfuhril"aliom,. II is intr-rcst ing to notelI,al prior 10 the war the firm repaired,,1",,('1 iNtiIy all the water wheels thatWI'I"(' slill in use in this area, and mostof lhe 'Original wood patterns are re-lained. These waterwheels have dwind-led in numbers, but there are stili a fewgiving go.od service, including one alPainswick.

Among the many indnsll'i('f; lo befound ,at Stonehouse is the ('ompanyknown as the STONEHOUSE PAPERAND BAG MILLS LTD., whi..ll date~back to 1922. Paper bal!:s, ,'ounterrolls, pockets, tuhes, rubber printingplates and stamps are aJllOIl~ thc!procinets which come from till' Millsand many nationally known foods al'Cpackell in "~tonphOllQP" hn '>'Q~ Tt :';0

A It industry of 'Outstanding impor-law'(' is Ihat .of STROUD CREAMERYLTD. at whose modern premises -inl,alll-o(lown milk is pasteurised to free it1'1'0111 ha(~leria ,and other foreign matter.'1'1", flew premises is a post war develop-1111'111 <Illdin addition to the Paste'[.ll'isingplanl there is machinery to deal with theCll"lIl1il1l!:and sterilising of bottles.Pa~I('III'ising is carried out under the'lIl)~1 hygienic conditions using tIl('laln,l 81'ientific equipment. Membersof lile' public and organisations may s(>(~IIII' pro('ess any morning by appoint-III('lIt with the firm.

fr.om the Stroud Journal, July 4th, 1902-" Mr. W. J. Snape, clerk and surveyorto the SlL"oud Water Navigation Coy.wishes to deny the statement that hel'(,Gcnlly visited the canal bridge nearIhe Ship Inn, Stonehouse, in companywith III(' chairman of the parish('011l1l'il "

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UlHIlHI.\,!, I,ll) \,ohll"lIIy hUH ,n((U" ,. ;;;recovery and in 1952-it!l jub ilee yea.r~·.had the highest turnover in it~"history.

cement products to Canada, uio Clll,II~1I11Jsles, .. Northern Ireland and tho, newKuwait Oil Fields in .tlie Persian Gulf... \ '.," ..",'"," . \.~t

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~. (i~~fe,.~i.f£~];~~N~ ~U.!J,theOthOI:..e~l'h:.'lnr1:rm,'en1isIn'th,'e,:!,:.arell''[S'''~;; G. nAILE'~, &-,,' '.1."., .,,' M ''IIICb:,'l-lLimi:ted,'e:qf S-tafrol·d, ills, Sto;yd,Esta·blished .in 1888, t~e firm is eng~,gedin: tibe,' pui:ntif~ctu'l;C'k:of paints l\\~n,d

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A~dng , th¢ . .':[l1l11Iy dI'''tndustries 10,C" ,,1~ ,,-, , ' "S' "'h .,),;. J ""lL'OQnj;i ,at , .ro'J;l:e :ortS€'~JS t Ie COIllp,~nyknown "as' ·the STONEHOUSE PAPERAND' BAG. MILLS LTD., which datesbapk,(i! to 1:9,,22,. Paper pugs, CO"U1)te1''"r~lls~':f;"I)Ockets" tuhes,· rubber' '111'iHilng

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iproducts which come from. the Min~and nla:ny ~1a-~ional1y kllOw4 fnods "A£e

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lfitl$ffi-est,irt'g :tiq~note ,"t!l£tt soin:eniaohines used have heell ..·conlpletd ...produced in the cO'nip.imy's"e:n:gi:neeth1.g' works. ' .

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. "JitJLLIER'S BkCON CURING CO.LrJ"D'" /' " 'N;r'" ." k'" "" '1" '} dl '""'~!' ..,i~.i:·~~~e,WlXl!al:i~t;: ~'jai1$w'O.rt 1, ateshack to "],819' ailQ,' ts' Que 'Of the' oldestsu,t:viv~ng'"]yacon curing establishments

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AI 1':!.I()y, Hiunc\ !(MH, 11.0 MII).(:l.o:-j_(:(),,()PERATJVE l<'EDEH.AL S()(:IWI'Y1/1'1)., has been operating it/:) OWII

:Iaundry, where dry cleaning and carpetcleaning 1:5 also"ca-m:iea on in extensivefashion; .

hI IIII I pdcll' Iii 111<1 wnr 1110 fj.'111 I'opllil'oclI'I',wli('lIlly ,III 111(' water wheels 1.l.ul:W('I'C' Hlil! ill "H(\ ill I.hil:l area, and. mostof tho "OI'igiutiL wood patterns arc re-taincd, These waterwheels have dwind ,led in numbers, but there aee still a few

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An industry of~ outsta'I\ijipg. "iiDilOr- , .tance is tliat 'of STROUD "CRE-i\MEftY'LTD. ar whose modern- premises,~inL ,;r _1- "'-l"k"": ','- .,!, .,,',. ',-j- ""f"'" .ans""own m~;, ';Fe,~~1~ast{:)Pr1s:<!g't~", ,ye'e ,If"fro.m hact~ria:",a,na,"othe~fol'eig:p.. rnlil1:t,er.The new pre;mj;s:es"is a ~post war d'evelol')-ment an'd ill' a,dditlon.,to the Pas"tellrlsingplant :thin'!'; 18 ii:i4diiQety t~:'d:eii11V,'ith"'ihe .clea.ning arid s):ei:ili'sillgO,' ~£' 'b6til{:)s".J~asteurising is !3;_in'ied out under,!' 1:,hemost hygienic, cbnditi!;)n<3 ,1Jsing thelatest scien.tifib\",eituiJ;ip::t"e11:t~ M.t:.of the public l:md~'Ol:l&an~s~tiGns, J)il;i.;y," Seetho process any rll_orning 'by ap'ptiint-1110nt with. the firm.

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.... "u "", .., .. ,,:I-a-IIU'I"" mecharrical hallt[l~ng. ]:'u'I.'Ls o( LJI(' 1I,~1IH hllnn l.wI·nl! 101' 11111 1l1l1~lnl\l:.....Il~ ,WI.I.I.'Thtl:t 0:1: the third f1enCl'at:ioll IS ?OW 0'11 ate as much as 400 years 0'111,Ihc.IJlI.\W" Ih~lt 1111,,11,ItoI'I Hbl',·,uHt. 01 the tnncs WIt Itho boa rd of the company which was 'in" fOl'lI'HlI'lyhonsingu fulljng4'mill lind 1hPII' II(jU.IJluwut. . v .... ', ~1":[ot'n)(~din19,1,8, :~cv(,,':()lyl.1iI:hl"in~.'lw ;1 ~Iiek lIIill hcr?reFibte~r'tJt~':i:6~~ohr ... *,,' *war' Iry tho transfer oJ workers to arur- in 1938. 'the Jirm C:J(POl:LS its asl'!e~.~osaments, the ~O'IQpa!lY ~las. !n~de a g:9P,d cement p'roducts to' Canada, the Ch?npel;reC(WelY and In 1952-1,t$ ~ub~lee rear~ Isles, Northern ~relimd and the. ne~.had the h~ghest. turnover in It~ hI8tO'ry-:' Kuwait Oil Fields in .the: Persian Gl:df..,.....

'A' " *. iii "~* ..~';' '.,', '~'. u' , ',' . jj;l • "', .,.~' l~ ~l#"I,~! ,:":v,, " __ , ' , ' " ~~'~ ,t:' ..•. _. Quite di.n~r,ent'to. ~1l th~ :6i~1et ~sl:,~),-hshments Ill'the al'ea ISS. G. BAILH))'&Co.,, L!1l1ite~, .of Stafford. 'Mi~ls, Sto~.a,Estabhshed In 1888, the £1nn lS engaged·in the manufacture of paints ~Jildvarnishes, mang~nese O'xides and mail-. gallese salts. Many of its mungarieseprO'ducts are exported ..

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A~i:l~*g,~:the..·~ll,a~l.yih.dtlstl'ies -- ,I!(~,.{oupu'(j>"at'·StGnehousc is the eoml!~liykn@,wn;"as ·the 'STONEHOUSE PAPERAN;Dli]3AG .MILLS L·TD., which datesback' to 1922.. Pape.r bags, cmmtel'ro1l.s, pockets, tubes, l:ubbel' printing\ plates . and stamps are a;mong the!l)l'oducts which come from the MiII$and many nationally knQwn, f90ds 101.I)e

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A.1.El.loy, Hirl(~I'.19IW, Ihe MID·GI ..Of5.CO-OPE.RATI V I'; FI.;J)I':HA.L SOCIETYLTD., has hoon opnralillg jts ownlaundry, when) dry cleaning and carpetdoaning is abo carricd 0'11 in extensivejiashion.

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