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Burrell & Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Burrell, Alfred E
  • Burrell, A E, & Son
  • Smith, J W & T A, Ltd
  • Linfoot & Cooper

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

  • Poplar, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • Southwark, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
  • Stepney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England

Sectors:

  • Chemical production Dyes & pigments production
  • Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Oil products refining
  • Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1852 when established by Alfred E Burrell, d1884, as sellers of ships' stores, especially paints.1861 established a paint factory at Southwark which in 1863 moved to Mile End. Did a large export trade. 1861 described as white lead, zinc paint and colour manufacturers, oil and tar merchants, oil boilers and refiners. From 1870 known as A E Burrell & Son and from 1877 as Burrell & Co. 1888 acquired Burrell's Wharf, Millwall, and built major plant. Incorporated 1912. 1914-18 started to manufacture pigment colours especially for dyestuffs. 1920 acquired colourmaker J W & T A Smith Ltd of London followed by a similar business, Linfoot & Cooper, in 1936. 1943 gave up paint production to focus on colour manufacture. 1947 converted to a public company

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