Hartonclean Ltd
Other Business Names:
- American Steam Laundry Co Ltd
- Joicey, Lord
- Bird, William
- Bird Ltd
- Johnson Group
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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Business services
Laundry, dry cleaning, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to American Steam Laundry Co Ltd, established at Newcastle in 1884 by, inter alia, Lord Joicey and William Bird. Subsequently acquired several laundry businesses in north east England. Built dyeworks 1900. Renamed Bird Ltd in 1911. By 1930s had 11 laundries and a London receiving agency. In 1959, when known as Hartonclean Ltd and operating two laundries and a dyeworks in north east England, acquired by Johnson Group. Subsequently local Johnson branches were transferred to it to form Johnson's regional business
Publications:
- Hartonclean, 1884-1984. The story of the first 100 years by Dobson, Eric B
- History of Bird Ltd by Bird, Leslie
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- American Steam Laundry Co Ltd
- Joicey, Lord
- Bird, William
- Bird Ltd
- Johnson Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Business services Laundry, dry cleaning, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to American Steam Laundry Co Ltd, established at Newcastle in 1884 by, inter alia, Lord Joicey and William Bird. Subsequently acquired several laundry businesses in north east England. Built dyeworks 1900. Renamed Bird Ltd in 1911. By 1930s had 11 laundries and a London receiving agency. In 1959, when known as Hartonclean Ltd and operating two laundries and a dyeworks in north east England, acquired by Johnson Group. Subsequently local Johnson branches were transferred to it to form Johnson's regional businessPublications:
- Hartonclean, 1884-1984. The story of the first 100 years by Dobson, Eric B
- History of Bird Ltd by Bird, Leslie