Brotherton & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Brotherton, Edward A, Lord Brotherton
- Dyson Sons & Brotherton
- Brotherton Speciality Products Ltd
- Mersey Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture
Coal & coke products manufacture
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Chemical production
Dyes & pigments production
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Chemical production
Timber preservatives production
Notes:
Established in 1878 at Wakefield by, inter alia, Edward A Brotheron, later Lord Brotherton, 1856-1930, and very soon took the name of Dyson Sons & Brotherton. Made ammonium sulphate and, later, coal tar products such as creosote, pitch, etc. Important customers were Brunner Mond & Co Ltd and Cassell Cyanide Co Ltd. Early on opened plants at Leeds (1882), Birmingham (1893), etc. Incorporated 1902 when largest private chemical business in country. 1917 started dye manufacture on Merseyside. Continues as Brotherton Speciality Products Ltd
Publications:
- 1878-1948. Brotherton & Co Ltd, City Chambers, Leeds by Unknown
- 70th Anniversary of Brotherton & Co, 1878-1948 by Unknown
- Brotherton Chemicals by Unknown
- Fifty Years in the Chemical Industry by Brotherton, Edward A
- Some Reminiscences of Brotherton Park and Mersey Works, Bromborough by Brearley, George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brotherton, Edward A, Lord Brotherton
- Dyson Sons & Brotherton
- Brotherton Speciality Products Ltd
- Mersey Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Coal & coke products manufacture
- Chemical production Dyes & pigments production
- Chemical production Timber preservatives production
Notes:
Established in 1878 at Wakefield by, inter alia, Edward A Brotheron, later Lord Brotherton, 1856-1930, and very soon took the name of Dyson Sons & Brotherton. Made ammonium sulphate and, later, coal tar products such as creosote, pitch, etc. Important customers were Brunner Mond & Co Ltd and Cassell Cyanide Co Ltd. Early on opened plants at Leeds (1882), Birmingham (1893), etc. Incorporated 1902 when largest private chemical business in country. 1917 started dye manufacture on Merseyside. Continues as Brotherton Speciality Products LtdPublications:
- 1878-1948. Brotherton & Co Ltd, City Chambers, Leeds by Unknown
- 70th Anniversary of Brotherton & Co, 1878-1948 by Unknown
- Brotherton Chemicals by Unknown
- Fifty Years in the Chemical Industry by Brotherton, Edward A
- Some Reminiscences of Brotherton Park and Mersey Works, Bromborough by Brearley, George