Adamsez Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Adams & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Water supply & treatment equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to Adams & Co, established by Moses and Samuel Adams at Leeds and York in 1880s to make sewage treatment equipment and sanitaryware respectively. 1903 acquired W C Gibson & Co Ltd, makers of fireclay sinks, etc, at Scotswood, Newcastle. Relocated sanitaryware business there and in same year incorporated as Adamsez Ltd. Sewage equipment business sold 1920s. In decline from 1960s, sold in 1972 to a consortium known as Shanmain Ltd and closed 1975
Publications:
- Adamsez. Jobs down the drain by Unknown
- Adamsez. The story of a factory closure by Unknown
- Industrial restructuring and a small firm. The case of Adamsez Ltd by Herson, John D
- Story of Adamsez by Adams, A H
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Adams & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal tanks, reservoirs, baths, sanitary goods, etc, production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Water supply & treatment equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to Adams & Co, established by Moses and Samuel Adams at Leeds and York in 1880s to make sewage treatment equipment and sanitaryware respectively. 1903 acquired W C Gibson & Co Ltd, makers of fireclay sinks, etc, at Scotswood, Newcastle. Relocated sanitaryware business there and in same year incorporated as Adamsez Ltd. Sewage equipment business sold 1920s. In decline from 1960s, sold in 1972 to a consortium known as Shanmain Ltd and closed 1975Publications:
- Adamsez. Jobs down the drain by Unknown
- Adamsez. The story of a factory closure by Unknown
- Industrial restructuring and a small firm. The case of Adamsez Ltd by Herson, John D
- Story of Adamsez by Adams, A H