Fisons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Fison, Joseph, & Sons Ltd
- Packard & James Fison (Thetford) Ltd
- Prentice Brothers Ltd
- Fison Packard & Prentice Ltd
- Genatosan Ltd
- Whiffen & Sons Ltd
- Fisons Plc
- Rhone Poulenc
- Levington Research Station
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ipswich, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
- Thetford, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Agro & veterinary chemicals production
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Chemical production
Fertiliser production inc guano
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Chemical production
Pharmaceutical production & research
Notes:
Traced origins to three agricultural merchant business in Suffolk (Joseph Fison & Sons Ltd, Packard & James Fison (Thetford) Ltd and Prentice Brothers Ltd) which merged in 1929 to form Fison Packard & Prentice Ltd. From then traded primarily as fertilizer manufacturers. 1942 renamed Fisons Ltd. 1946 acquired Genatosan Ltd of Loughborough, fine chemical manufacturers. 1947 acquired Whiffen & Sons Ltd which marked diversification into pharmaceuticals. 1982 sold fertilizer business to focus of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. 1995, when known as Fisons Plc, acquired by Rhone Poulenc
Publications:
- Cambridgeshire Coprolite Mining Rush by Grove, Richard
- Early fertilizer years, 1843-1929 by Packard, W G T
- Fertilisers to Pharmaceuticals. Fisons, the biography of a company, 1720-1986 by Moss, Michael
- Fisons Ltd. Our story by Unknown
- History of Fisons Ltd by Packard, W G T
- History of Pest Control by Unknown
- House of Fison by Unknown
- Levington Research Station by Unknown
- Looking Ahead at Levington by Unknown
- Story of Fisons Ltd by Unknown
- Thirty years of expansion, 1929-60 by Packard, W G T
- This is Fisons by Unknown
- Two Sides of the Same Coin. Fisons profile special by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Fison, Joseph, & Sons Ltd
- Packard & James Fison (Thetford) Ltd
- Prentice Brothers Ltd
- Fison Packard & Prentice Ltd
- Genatosan Ltd
- Whiffen & Sons Ltd
- Fisons Plc
- Rhone Poulenc
- Levington Research Station
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ipswich, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
- Thetford, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Agro & veterinary chemicals production
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Chemical production Fertiliser production inc guano
- Chemical production Pharmaceutical production & research
Notes:
Traced origins to three agricultural merchant business in Suffolk (Joseph Fison & Sons Ltd, Packard & James Fison (Thetford) Ltd and Prentice Brothers Ltd) which merged in 1929 to form Fison Packard & Prentice Ltd. From then traded primarily as fertilizer manufacturers. 1942 renamed Fisons Ltd. 1946 acquired Genatosan Ltd of Loughborough, fine chemical manufacturers. 1947 acquired Whiffen & Sons Ltd which marked diversification into pharmaceuticals. 1982 sold fertilizer business to focus of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. 1995, when known as Fisons Plc, acquired by Rhone PoulencPublications:
- Cambridgeshire Coprolite Mining Rush by Grove, Richard
- Early fertilizer years, 1843-1929 by Packard, W G T
- Fertilisers to Pharmaceuticals. Fisons, the biography of a company, 1720-1986 by Moss, Michael
- Fisons Ltd. Our story by Unknown
- History of Fisons Ltd by Packard, W G T
- History of Pest Control by Unknown
- House of Fison by Unknown
- Levington Research Station by Unknown
- Looking Ahead at Levington by Unknown
- Story of Fisons Ltd by Unknown
- Thirty years of expansion, 1929-60 by Packard, W G T
- This is Fisons by Unknown
- Two Sides of the Same Coin. Fisons profile special by Unknown