Avon Rubber Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Avon India Rubber Co Ltd
- Spencer, George, Moulton & Co Ltd
- Avon Rubber Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Melksham, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, South West, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Footwear & footwear components production
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Rubber & plastic products manufacture
Rubber products inc tyre manufacture
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Sports equipment production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1885 as manufacturers of general rubber products. Incorporated 1890 as Avon India Rubber Co Ltd and in late 1890s began to manufacture pneumatic tyres. After 1918 also sports goods, eg golf and tennis balls. Grew rapidly and in 1933 converted to a public company. 1956 acquired George Spencer Moulton & Co Ltd, manufacturers of rubber equipment for transport industries. 1960s diversified into production of rubber dinghies, footwear, etc. Subsequently rationalised activities, eg tyre business sold in 1997. Continues as Avon Rubber Plc, a manufacturer of high technology rubber goods
Publications:
- Aim and Achievement. The history of the Avon Rubber Co Ltd by Strathearn, Gordon
- Avon Industrial Polymers. More than a century of service to the railways of the world by Unknown
- Avon Rubber Co Ltd by Unknown
- Avon Rubber Story by Unknown
- Avon Tyre & Rubber Works. Humble origins and spectacular progress of a great British business, 1886-1927 by Unknown
- Chairman's Memories of the Early Days of the Avon India Rubber Co Ltd by Fuller, Robert P
- In Pursuit of Excellence. Avon, 1885-1985 by Unknown
- One Hundred Years. A history of the Avon Rubber Company from 1885-1985 by Unknown
- Romance of Rubber. The Avon Tyre & Rubber Works, 1886-1927 by Unknown
- Social Audit on Avon Rubber Co Ltd. An independent assessment of a company's activities as they affect employees, consumers,
by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Avon India Rubber Co Ltd
- Spencer, George, Moulton & Co Ltd
- Avon Rubber Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Melksham, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, South West, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Footwear & footwear components production
- Rubber & plastic products manufacture Rubber products inc tyre manufacture
- Luxury / consumer goods production Sports equipment production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1885 as manufacturers of general rubber products. Incorporated 1890 as Avon India Rubber Co Ltd and in late 1890s began to manufacture pneumatic tyres. After 1918 also sports goods, eg golf and tennis balls. Grew rapidly and in 1933 converted to a public company. 1956 acquired George Spencer Moulton & Co Ltd, manufacturers of rubber equipment for transport industries. 1960s diversified into production of rubber dinghies, footwear, etc. Subsequently rationalised activities, eg tyre business sold in 1997. Continues as Avon Rubber Plc, a manufacturer of high technology rubber goodsPublications:
- Aim and Achievement. The history of the Avon Rubber Co Ltd by Strathearn, Gordon
- Avon Industrial Polymers. More than a century of service to the railways of the world by Unknown
- Avon Rubber Co Ltd by Unknown
- Avon Rubber Story by Unknown
- Avon Tyre & Rubber Works. Humble origins and spectacular progress of a great British business, 1886-1927 by Unknown
- Chairman's Memories of the Early Days of the Avon India Rubber Co Ltd by Fuller, Robert P
- In Pursuit of Excellence. Avon, 1885-1985 by Unknown
- One Hundred Years. A history of the Avon Rubber Company from 1885-1985 by Unknown
- Romance of Rubber. The Avon Tyre & Rubber Works, 1886-1927 by Unknown
- Social Audit on Avon Rubber Co Ltd. An independent assessment of a company's activities as they affect employees, consumers, by Unknown