Hulme Patent Advertising Match Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bryant & May
- British Basket of Glasgow
- British Basket & Besto Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Irlam, Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture
Basket making
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Chemical production
Match production
Notes:
Established 1895 as Hulme Patent Advertising Match Co to make matches. Incorporated 1900. Diversified c1900 into basket making, making in particular fruit punets and by 1919 leading UK manufacturer of them. 1909 controlling interest in match business acquired by Bryant & May who then closed it. 1926 basket business merged with British Basket of Glasgow to form British Basket & Besto Ltd with four factories. 1931 Bryant & May acquired 49% interest in this business and wholly owned it from 1962
Publications:
- A Striking Industry in Irlam by Littler, Eric R
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bryant & May
- British Basket of Glasgow
- British Basket & Besto Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Irlam, Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture Basket making
- Chemical production Match production
Notes:
Established 1895 as Hulme Patent Advertising Match Co to make matches. Incorporated 1900. Diversified c1900 into basket making, making in particular fruit punets and by 1919 leading UK manufacturer of them. 1909 controlling interest in match business acquired by Bryant & May who then closed it. 1926 basket business merged with British Basket of Glasgow to form British Basket & Besto Ltd with four factories. 1931 Bryant & May acquired 49% interest in this business and wholly owned it from 1962Publications:
- A Striking Industry in Irlam by Littler, Eric R