Robinson & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Robinson, John B
- Robinsons Packaging
- Robinson Plc
- Robinson, William B
- Robinson, Charles P
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Other goods production
Healthcare products manufacture inc dressings, hygiene products, sutures, etc
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Paper & paper products manufacture
Paper containers & other packaging production
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Rubber & plastic products manufacture
Plastic products manufacture
Notes:
Traces origins to John B Robinson, 1802-69, who in 1839 established a pill box making business at Chesterfield. 1850s diversified into making wound dressing materials such as lint, cotton wool, gauze, etc. Also started making other box types. Incorporated 1893. 1890s started manufacture of cellulose wadding for use, inter alia, in hygiene products. Also developed a printing business in support of box making. Expanded rapidly in 20th century to employ 2,500 by 1945. Post war diversified into cardboard/plastic packaging for food industry. 1980s renamed Robinsons Packaging. 1998 divested heathcare products division. 2004 floated on AIM Market. Continues as Robinson Plc
Publications:
- Achievement. The story of Robinsons of Chesterfield by Unknown
- Pill Boxes and Bandages. A documentary biography of the first two generations of Robinsons of Chesterfield, 1839-1916 by Porteous, Crichton
- Robinson & Sons Ltd, Chesterfield. Robinson 150th anniversary, 1839-1989 by Unknown
- Robinson Family of Bolsover and Chesterfield by Robinson, Philip M, & A Leslie Spence
- Robinsons of Chesterfield. A pictorial survey and history by Unknown
- Robinsons of Chesterfield Centenary. An epic account of the growth of the firm of Robinson & Sons of Chesterfield, 1839-1939 by Unknown
- Robinsons of Chesterfield. Links to the Past. A photographic history from the 1880s to the 1970s by Unknown
- Supplement to the Robinsons of Chesterfield. Printed in 1937 by Robinson, Philip M, & A Leslie Spence
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Robinson, John B
- Robinsons Packaging
- Robinson Plc
- Robinson, William B
- Robinson, Charles P
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Other goods production Healthcare products manufacture inc dressings, hygiene products, sutures, etc
- Paper & paper products manufacture Paper containers & other packaging production
- Rubber & plastic products manufacture Plastic products manufacture
Notes:
Traces origins to John B Robinson, 1802-69, who in 1839 established a pill box making business at Chesterfield. 1850s diversified into making wound dressing materials such as lint, cotton wool, gauze, etc. Also started making other box types. Incorporated 1893. 1890s started manufacture of cellulose wadding for use, inter alia, in hygiene products. Also developed a printing business in support of box making. Expanded rapidly in 20th century to employ 2,500 by 1945. Post war diversified into cardboard/plastic packaging for food industry. 1980s renamed Robinsons Packaging. 1998 divested heathcare products division. 2004 floated on AIM Market. Continues as Robinson PlcPublications:
- Achievement. The story of Robinsons of Chesterfield by Unknown
- Pill Boxes and Bandages. A documentary biography of the first two generations of Robinsons of Chesterfield, 1839-1916 by Porteous, Crichton
- Robinson & Sons Ltd, Chesterfield. Robinson 150th anniversary, 1839-1989 by Unknown
- Robinson Family of Bolsover and Chesterfield by Robinson, Philip M, & A Leslie Spence
- Robinsons of Chesterfield. A pictorial survey and history by Unknown
- Robinsons of Chesterfield Centenary. An epic account of the growth of the firm of Robinson & Sons of Chesterfield, 1839-1939 by Unknown
- Robinsons of Chesterfield. Links to the Past. A photographic history from the 1880s to the 1970s by Unknown
- Supplement to the Robinsons of Chesterfield. Printed in 1937 by Robinson, Philip M, & A Leslie Spence