Birkin & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Birkin, Richard
- Biddle & Birkin
- Birkin Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Nottingham, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Textile production
Lace production
Notes:
Traced origins to Richard Birkin, b1805, in 1827. Early on known as Biddle & Birkin. By 1840s one of UK's largest lace manufacturers. 1962 Birkin Group formed by merger of four family owned lace businesses. Sometime acquired by Sherwood Plc of Long Eaton, lingerie manufacturers. 2003 sold to a consortium of investors
Publications:
- Birkin Group, 1962-1982 by Birkin, Guy
- Birkins of Nottingham by Drapkin, John
- Visit by Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary to the Works of Birkin & Co, Nottingham, on June 14th 1914 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Birkin, Richard
- Biddle & Birkin
- Birkin Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Nottingham, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Textile production Lace production
Notes:
Traced origins to Richard Birkin, b1805, in 1827. Early on known as Biddle & Birkin. By 1840s one of UK's largest lace manufacturers. 1962 Birkin Group formed by merger of four family owned lace businesses. Sometime acquired by Sherwood Plc of Long Eaton, lingerie manufacturers. 2003 sold to a consortium of investorsPublications:
- Birkin Group, 1962-1982 by Birkin, Guy
- Birkins of Nottingham by Drapkin, John
- Visit by Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary to the Works of Birkin & Co, Nottingham, on June 14th 1914 by Unknown