Venesta Ltd

Sectors:

  • Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture Other wood products manufacture
  • Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture Wooden containers production inc coffins & cooperage
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Wooden furniture production inc upholstery, mattress, mirror, etc

Notes:

Traced origins to Venesta Syndicate, established 1896, which was acquired by Venesta Ltd, incorporated 1898. For long associated with plywood imported from Estonia, and sometime owned by Estonian interests. By 1910 based at Silvertown where made plywood, packing cases especially for tea trade, and foil. Broadened output and sometime made furniture for Isokon. Sometime known as Venesta International. Disposed of foil interests to Tube Investments Ltd in 1960 and plywood interests to L Keizer & Co Ltd in 1965 when it formed Keizer Venesta Ltd

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