Courtaulds Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Courtauld, Samuel
- Courtauld, George
- Courtauld, Taylor & Courtauld
- Courtauld, Samuel, & Co Ltd
- American Viscose Corp
- British Cellophane Industries Ltd
- British Celanese ltd
- Courtaulds Plc
- Kearton, Lord
- Knight, Sir Arthur
- Viscose Spinning Syndicate Ltd
- Wooding, Sir Norman
- Hogg, Sir Christopher
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bocking, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Braintree, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Halstead, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Hosiery & knitwear production
-
Chemical production
Man made & artificial fibre production
-
Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
-
Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
-
Textile production
Silk textiles production inc throwing & weaving
Notes:
Traced origins to the silk throwing business of Samuel Courtauld, 1793-1881, established at Bocking, Essex, in 1816. Opened another mill at nearby Halstead in 1825 and in 1828 joined with his brother George and others as Courtauld Taylors & Courtauld, later Samuel Courtauld & Co. Emerged as the leading UK producer of back mourning crape. Incorporated as Samuel Courtauld & Co Ltd in 1891 and floated in 1913 as Courtaulds Ltd. Diversified into artificial silk/rayon production with great success from very early 20th century. 1909 established American Viscose Corp to make rayon within USA. From 1930s diversified into other areas such as chemicals, paints and packaging via British Cellophane Industries Ltd; acquired other UK rayon producers, eg British Celanese, and extended generally into textiles, building a vertically integrated business from fabric production to clothing manufacture. By 1970s largest textile manufacturer in the world When led, inter alia, by Lord Kearton and Sir Arthur Knight. Textiles demerged into a public company in 1990 leaving chemicals within Courtaulds Plc. Both textile and chemical businesses subsequently acquired by major international corporations.
Publications:
- [History of Courtaulds] by Unknown
- All in a Day's Work. Coventry women at work in the twentieth century by Legg, Margaret, & Beryl Saunders (eds)
- An Industrial Odyssey. Memoirs of an engineer and textile industrialist in a career extending from 1936 to 1995 by Ormerod, Allan
- 'Artificial textile industry' in H A Silverman (ed), Studies in Industrial Organisation by Silverman, H A
- Beginning of Rayon by Beer, Edwin J
- Brief History of Courtaulds by Unknown
- British cotton textile industry since World War II. The search for a strategy by Blackburn, John A
- Cellophane Story. Origins of a British industrial group by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Courtauld Collection, a catalogue and introduction; with a memoir of Sameul Courtauld by Anthony Blunt by Cooper, Douglas
- Courtauld Family Letters, 1782-1900 by Unknown
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 2. Rayon by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds and Colour. A story of dyeing and printing by Richardson, R W
- 'Courtaulds and the beginning of rayon' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds and the Hosiery and Knitwear Industry. A study of acquisition, merger and decline by Rudd, Bramwell G
- Courtaulds and the Hosiery and Knitwear Industry. A study of acquisition, merger and decline by Rudd, Bramwell G
- 'Courtaulds in continental Europe, 1920-45' in G Jones (ed), British Multinationals. Origins, management and performance by Jones, Geoffrey
- Courtaulds in Coventry by Unknown
- Courtaulds in the United Kingdom by Unknown
- Courtaulds observed by Church, Roy
- Courtaulds. Origin and development by Unknown
- Courtaulds story. How cellulosic fibres made the company's fortune, then contributed to its demise by Owen, Geoffrey
- Courtaulds. The anatomy of a multinational by Unknown
- Coventry Main Works, Courtaulds Ltd. Golden jubilee, 1905-1955 by Unknown
- 'Eltham Hall' in R Brook, The Story of Eltham Palace by Brook, Roy
- Eltham Palace by Turner, Michael
- Eltham Palace Story by Nutt, Colin
- Engineering ..... in Courtaulds. A survey of the work of the Engineering Division by Unknown
- European Direct Investment in the USA before World War 1 by Buckley, Peter J, & Brian R Roberts
- European Rayon Industry in a 'Deglobalising' World. Snia Viscosa and the world cartel politics of Courtaulds and VGE, 1917-42 by Cerretano, Valerio
- 'Factory work for women' in B Lancaster & T Mason (eds), Life and Labour in a Twentieth Century City. The experience of Coventry by Castle, Josie
- Factory Work for Women in Interwar Britain. The experience of women workers at GEC and Coutaulds in Coventry by Castle, Josie
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- Fibro. Its manufacture and uses by Unknown
- Financial institutions and corporate strategy. David Alliance and the transformation of British textiles, c1950-c1990 by Higgins, David, & Steven Toms
- Historic Home of Courtaulds. 16 St Martin's le Grand, City of London by Unknown
- History of Courtaulds. An account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Ltd and its associate, the American Viscose Corp by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D
- Huguenot Family of Courtauld by Courtauld, Stephen L
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 2. The first quarter century, 1926-1952 by Reader, William J
- Impressionism for England. Samuel Courtauld as patron and collector by House, John, et al
- Mergers and takeovers in the post war textile industry. The experience of hosiery and knitwear by Chapman, Stanley D
- Norman Wooding. Recollections by Wooding, Norman
- 'Organisation and planning of research and development in Courtaulds Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Enterprise. Its growth and organisation by Wilson, A H
- 'Performance of British multinational enterprise, 1890-1945' in P Hertner & G Jones (eds), Multinationals. Theory and history by Jones, Geoffrey
- Private Enterprise and Public Intervention. The Courtaulds experience by Knight, Arthur W
- 'R&D in British industry' in M J Lynskey & S Yonekura (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 25, 1998. Entrepreneurship and Organization. The role of the entrepreneur in organizational innovation by Horrocks, Sally M
- Research Department of Courtaulds Ltd by Wilson, A H
- Rise and Fall of Great Companies. Courtaulds and the reshaping of the man made fibres industry by Owen, Geoffrey
- 'Role of patents in industrial innovation' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Growth by Mathays, H R
- 'Samuel Courtauld as collector and benefactor' in D Cooper, The Courtauld Collection. A catalogue and introduction by Blunt, Anthony
- Samuel Courtauld's paternalism in the Halstead Silk Mill by Stylianou, M
- 'Siege of Courtaulds' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- 'Sir Christopher Hogg, chairman, Courtaulds' in C Simcock, Head for Business. How Britain's top business leaders continue to succeed by Simcock, Corinne
- Some Early History of Courtaulds' Business by Courtauld, Samuel A
- Spondon's Power Stations. A century of change and innovation, 1917 to 2017 by Heath, Peter, & Alan Hunt with Anita Hayes & Ruth Hooper (eds)
- 'The captain of school. Sir Christopher Hogg' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- The World Textile Industry by Singleton, John
- Under Control. Life in a nineteenth century silk factory by Adams, Carol, et al
- Viscose Research Laboratory, Coventry. Courtaulds Ltd. Open days ... 1955 by Unknown
- Workers' housing in Essex by Crosby, Tony, et al
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Courtauld, Samuel
- Courtauld, George
- Courtauld, Taylor & Courtauld
- Courtauld, Samuel, & Co Ltd
- American Viscose Corp
- British Cellophane Industries Ltd
- British Celanese ltd
- Courtaulds Plc
- Kearton, Lord
- Knight, Sir Arthur
- Viscose Spinning Syndicate Ltd
- Wooding, Sir Norman
- Hogg, Sir Christopher
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bocking, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Braintree, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Halstead, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Hosiery & knitwear production
- Chemical production Man made & artificial fibre production
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
- Textile production Silk textiles production inc throwing & weaving
Notes:
Traced origins to the silk throwing business of Samuel Courtauld, 1793-1881, established at Bocking, Essex, in 1816. Opened another mill at nearby Halstead in 1825 and in 1828 joined with his brother George and others as Courtauld Taylors & Courtauld, later Samuel Courtauld & Co. Emerged as the leading UK producer of back mourning crape. Incorporated as Samuel Courtauld & Co Ltd in 1891 and floated in 1913 as Courtaulds Ltd. Diversified into artificial silk/rayon production with great success from very early 20th century. 1909 established American Viscose Corp to make rayon within USA. From 1930s diversified into other areas such as chemicals, paints and packaging via British Cellophane Industries Ltd; acquired other UK rayon producers, eg British Celanese, and extended generally into textiles, building a vertically integrated business from fabric production to clothing manufacture. By 1970s largest textile manufacturer in the world When led, inter alia, by Lord Kearton and Sir Arthur Knight. Textiles demerged into a public company in 1990 leaving chemicals within Courtaulds Plc. Both textile and chemical businesses subsequently acquired by major international corporations.Publications:
- [History of Courtaulds] by Unknown
- All in a Day's Work. Coventry women at work in the twentieth century by Legg, Margaret, & Beryl Saunders (eds)
- An Industrial Odyssey. Memoirs of an engineer and textile industrialist in a career extending from 1936 to 1995 by Ormerod, Allan
- 'Artificial textile industry' in H A Silverman (ed), Studies in Industrial Organisation by Silverman, H A
- Beginning of Rayon by Beer, Edwin J
- Brief History of Courtaulds by Unknown
- British cotton textile industry since World War II. The search for a strategy by Blackburn, John A
- Cellophane Story. Origins of a British industrial group by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Courtauld Collection, a catalogue and introduction; with a memoir of Sameul Courtauld by Anthony Blunt by Cooper, Douglas
- Courtauld Family Letters, 1782-1900 by Unknown
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 2. Rayon by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds and Colour. A story of dyeing and printing by Richardson, R W
- 'Courtaulds and the beginning of rayon' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds and the Hosiery and Knitwear Industry. A study of acquisition, merger and decline by Rudd, Bramwell G
- Courtaulds and the Hosiery and Knitwear Industry. A study of acquisition, merger and decline by Rudd, Bramwell G
- 'Courtaulds in continental Europe, 1920-45' in G Jones (ed), British Multinationals. Origins, management and performance by Jones, Geoffrey
- Courtaulds in Coventry by Unknown
- Courtaulds in the United Kingdom by Unknown
- Courtaulds observed by Church, Roy
- Courtaulds. Origin and development by Unknown
- Courtaulds story. How cellulosic fibres made the company's fortune, then contributed to its demise by Owen, Geoffrey
- Courtaulds. The anatomy of a multinational by Unknown
- Coventry Main Works, Courtaulds Ltd. Golden jubilee, 1905-1955 by Unknown
- 'Eltham Hall' in R Brook, The Story of Eltham Palace by Brook, Roy
- Eltham Palace by Turner, Michael
- Eltham Palace Story by Nutt, Colin
- Engineering ..... in Courtaulds. A survey of the work of the Engineering Division by Unknown
- European Direct Investment in the USA before World War 1 by Buckley, Peter J, & Brian R Roberts
- European Rayon Industry in a 'Deglobalising' World. Snia Viscosa and the world cartel politics of Courtaulds and VGE, 1917-42 by Cerretano, Valerio
- 'Factory work for women' in B Lancaster & T Mason (eds), Life and Labour in a Twentieth Century City. The experience of Coventry by Castle, Josie
- Factory Work for Women in Interwar Britain. The experience of women workers at GEC and Coutaulds in Coventry by Castle, Josie
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- Fibro. Its manufacture and uses by Unknown
- Financial institutions and corporate strategy. David Alliance and the transformation of British textiles, c1950-c1990 by Higgins, David, & Steven Toms
- Historic Home of Courtaulds. 16 St Martin's le Grand, City of London by Unknown
- History of Courtaulds. An account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Ltd and its associate, the American Viscose Corp by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D
- Huguenot Family of Courtauld by Courtauld, Stephen L
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 2. The first quarter century, 1926-1952 by Reader, William J
- Impressionism for England. Samuel Courtauld as patron and collector by House, John, et al
- Mergers and takeovers in the post war textile industry. The experience of hosiery and knitwear by Chapman, Stanley D
- Norman Wooding. Recollections by Wooding, Norman
- 'Organisation and planning of research and development in Courtaulds Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Enterprise. Its growth and organisation by Wilson, A H
- 'Performance of British multinational enterprise, 1890-1945' in P Hertner & G Jones (eds), Multinationals. Theory and history by Jones, Geoffrey
- Private Enterprise and Public Intervention. The Courtaulds experience by Knight, Arthur W
- 'R&D in British industry' in M J Lynskey & S Yonekura (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 25, 1998. Entrepreneurship and Organization. The role of the entrepreneur in organizational innovation by Horrocks, Sally M
- Research Department of Courtaulds Ltd by Wilson, A H
- Rise and Fall of Great Companies. Courtaulds and the reshaping of the man made fibres industry by Owen, Geoffrey
- 'Role of patents in industrial innovation' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Growth by Mathays, H R
- 'Samuel Courtauld as collector and benefactor' in D Cooper, The Courtauld Collection. A catalogue and introduction by Blunt, Anthony
- Samuel Courtauld's paternalism in the Halstead Silk Mill by Stylianou, M
- 'Siege of Courtaulds' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- 'Sir Christopher Hogg, chairman, Courtaulds' in C Simcock, Head for Business. How Britain's top business leaders continue to succeed by Simcock, Corinne
- Some Early History of Courtaulds' Business by Courtauld, Samuel A
- Spondon's Power Stations. A century of change and innovation, 1917 to 2017 by Heath, Peter, & Alan Hunt with Anita Hayes & Ruth Hooper (eds)
- 'The captain of school. Sir Christopher Hogg' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- The World Textile Industry by Singleton, John
- Under Control. Life in a nineteenth century silk factory by Adams, Carol, et al
- Viscose Research Laboratory, Coventry. Courtaulds Ltd. Open days ... 1955 by Unknown
- Workers' housing in Essex by Crosby, Tony, et al