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Farmers' Auction Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Penrith Auction Mart
  • Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's Auction Co Ltd
  • Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Penrith, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England

Sectors:

  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Livestock distribution inc droving & auctioneering

Notes:

Established in 1876 as Farmers' Auction Co Ltd to acquire Penrith Auction Mart. Acquired other local auctioneering businesses and in 1922 renamed Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's Auction Co Ltd. By 1970, when had extensive animal auctioneering and other agricultural interests in Cumbria, renamed Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's Ltd. Continues

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