Pfizer Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Kemball Bishop Ltd
- British Alkaloids Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bromley, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Folkestone, Kent, Kent, South East, England
- Sandwich, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Agro & veterinary chemicals production
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Chemical production
Pharmaceutical production & research
Notes:
Parent company established in USA in 1849. Licenced a UK business, Kemball Bishop Ltd of Bromley, to manufacture its products from 1936. 1953 established Pfizer Ltd as its UK subsidiary, initially at Folkestone, later Sandwich, to manufacture and undertake research, the latter becoming in due course a major activity. 1957 agricultural division established.1958 acquired Kemball Bishop Ltd and British Alkaloids Ltd in 1964. Continues
Publications:
- Focus on Pfizer by Unknown
- Pfizer of Sandwich. The story of Pfizer Ltd by Mantle, Jonathan
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Kemball Bishop Ltd
- British Alkaloids Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bromley, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Folkestone, Kent, Kent, South East, England
- Sandwich, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Agro & veterinary chemicals production
- Chemical production Pharmaceutical production & research
Notes:
Parent company established in USA in 1849. Licenced a UK business, Kemball Bishop Ltd of Bromley, to manufacture its products from 1936. 1953 established Pfizer Ltd as its UK subsidiary, initially at Folkestone, later Sandwich, to manufacture and undertake research, the latter becoming in due course a major activity. 1957 agricultural division established.1958 acquired Kemball Bishop Ltd and British Alkaloids Ltd in 1964. ContinuesPublications:
- Focus on Pfizer by Unknown
- Pfizer of Sandwich. The story of Pfizer Ltd by Mantle, Jonathan