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Carpet Manufacturing Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Morton & Sons
  • Smith, Richard, & Sons
  • Kidderminster Spinning Co Ltd
  • Anderson Lawson & Co Ltd
  • Debron Carpets Ltd
  • Storey Brothers Ltd
  • Crossley, John, Carpet Trades Holdings Ltd
  • Carpets International Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England

Sectors:

  • Textile production Carpet, rugs, etc, production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1890 when formed through merger of Morton & Sons, established 1809, and Richard Smith & Sons, established 1855, both of Kidderminster. 1919 these businesses became fully integrated. Acquired numerous competitor businesses including Kidderminster Spinning Co Ltd in 1927 and Anderson Lawson & Co Ltd of Stourport in early 1930s. 1962 established Debron Carpets Ltd as a joint venture with Storey Brothers Ltd, Lancaster. 1967 merged with John Crossley Carpet Trades Holdings Ltd to form Carpets International Ltd

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