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Heywood, Abel, & Son Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Heywood, Abel
  • Dawson Surridge & Co Ltd
  • Dawson Holdings Plc

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

  • Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
  • Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, North West, England

Sectors:

  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Book & other publications distribution
  • Distribution - retailing Book & other publications retailing
  • Publishing & printing Newspaper & periodical publishing
  • Paper & paper products manufacture Paper production inc wood pulp

Notes:

Traced origins to 1832 when established by Abel Heywood, 1810-93, as a wholesale newsagency, distributing in particular newspapers published for the poor. By 1851 largest UK newspaper wholesaler. Also publisher of, inter alia, newspapers, topographical guides, local authors and local periodicals. Also papermaking at Stockport and retail bookselling. In partnership with his son, Abel, from 1864 as Abel Heywood & Son. Later incorporated as Abel Heywood & Son Ltd. 1963 acquired by Dawson Surridge & Co Ltd, later Dawson Holdings Plc

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