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Barclay & Fry Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Barclay, Robert
  • Fry, John D
  • Ashby & Co
  • Allied Tin Box Makers Ltd
  • Metal Box & Printing Industries Ltd
  • Metal Box Ltd
  • Hudson Scott & Co Ltd
  • Atkins, F, & Co Ltd
  • Grant, Henry, & Co Ltd

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

  • Southwark, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal packaging inc cans production
  • Publishing & printing Other printing
  • Publishing & printing Security printing
  • Publishing & printing Stationery production

Notes:

Traced origins to John Williams & Co, bookbinders, stationers and printers. 1855 acquired by Robert Barclay, 1833-76, connected with Barclay banking family. 1867 John Doyle Fry joined, who was connected with eponymous Bristol chocolate makers. 1870 acquired Ashby & Co, printers of bank notes, cheques, etc. By end of 19th century leaders in colour printing for tobacco and confectionery industry and making/printing tin boxes. Established a major plant in Southwark. Incorporated 1894. 1921 merged with other tin box/packaging businesses, namely Hudson Scott & Co Ltd, F Atkins & Co Ltd and Henry Grant & Co Ltd to form Allied Tin Box Makers Ltd, in 1922 renamed Metal Box & Printing Industries Ltd. For several years continued to trade under own name

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