Birtwistle, William, Group
Other Business Names:
- Fish, John, Ltd
- Birtwistle, William, Trading Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, North West, England
Sectors:
-
Textile production
Cotton textiles production inc spinning & weaving
-
Textile production
Textile finishing
-
Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Textile yarn, cloth, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to John Fish, cotton spinner, dyer and finisher, with mills at Livesey, established c1851. Incorporated 1874 as John Fish Ltd. By c1900 led by Birtwistle family. 1953 known as John Fish (Holdings) Ltd. Known as William Birtwistle Trading Ltd from 1979. By 1980s cloth merchants owned by Hawkins Steele Group Ltd
Publications:
- Birtwistle. A family of East Lancashire cotton manufacturers by Birtwistle, W A
- W B Centenary, 1851-1951 by Unknown
- William Birtwistle Group of Mills by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Fish, John, Ltd
- Birtwistle, William, Trading Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, North West, England
Sectors:
- Textile production Cotton textiles production inc spinning & weaving
- Textile production Textile finishing
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Textile yarn, cloth, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to John Fish, cotton spinner, dyer and finisher, with mills at Livesey, established c1851. Incorporated 1874 as John Fish Ltd. By c1900 led by Birtwistle family. 1953 known as John Fish (Holdings) Ltd. Known as William Birtwistle Trading Ltd from 1979. By 1980s cloth merchants owned by Hawkins Steele Group LtdPublications:
- Birtwistle. A family of East Lancashire cotton manufacturers by Birtwistle, W A
- W B Centenary, 1851-1951 by Unknown
- William Birtwistle Group of Mills by Unknown