Clares Carlton Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Clares (Engineering) Ltd
- Clares Equipment Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wells, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Dairy products production
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Mechanical engineering
Food processing machinery production
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Ironmongery, tools, holloware, hardware, stoves, grates, etc, distribution
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Mechanical engineering
Lifting & handling equipment production
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
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Distribution - retailing
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to at least 1911 when drapers at Wells dealing especially in menswear. Clares family subsequently developed a wide range of interests, acquiring other local companies. These included manufacturing equipment for dairies and textile industry from c1922; manufacturing workwear, especially overalls; cheesemaking; printing; etc. Important wholesalers of equipment for the dairy, etc. Latterly associated with Clares (Engineering) Ltd, later Clares Equipment Ltd, leading makers of supermarket trollies. The latter business in administration in c2007
Publications:
- Clare's Service. Everything for the dairy by Unknown
- General Catalogue for all Dairy Equipment by Unknown
- History of Clare's by Atthill, Robin
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Clares (Engineering) Ltd
- Clares Equipment Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wells, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Dairy products production
- Mechanical engineering Food processing machinery production
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Ironmongery, tools, holloware, hardware, stoves, grates, etc, distribution
- Mechanical engineering Lifting & handling equipment production
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
- Distribution - retailing Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to at least 1911 when drapers at Wells dealing especially in menswear. Clares family subsequently developed a wide range of interests, acquiring other local companies. These included manufacturing equipment for dairies and textile industry from c1922; manufacturing workwear, especially overalls; cheesemaking; printing; etc. Important wholesalers of equipment for the dairy, etc. Latterly associated with Clares (Engineering) Ltd, later Clares Equipment Ltd, leading makers of supermarket trollies. The latter business in administration in c2007Publications:
- Clare's Service. Everything for the dairy by Unknown
- General Catalogue for all Dairy Equipment by Unknown
- History of Clare's by Atthill, Robin