Fine Spinners and Doublers
Industry | Textiles |
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Founded | 1898 |
Defunct | 1963 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Courtaulds |
Headquarters | Manchester, UK |
Fine Spinners and Doublers was a major cotton spinning business based in Manchester, England. At its peak it was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.
History
Formation
Fine Spinners and Doublers, formed from a group of spinning companies specialising in fine
The new association was vast compared with its competitors and its large size enabled it to secure its supplies of cotton from the
First World War
In 1915, its vice-president, McConnel was on the
Contraction
In 1938 Lancashire Cotton Corporation replaced Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers in the FT 30 as the latter completed a capital reduction and reorganisation programme.[5]
On 16 June 1940 production was stepped up order of
In 1946 the name of the business was changed to Fine Spinners' and Doublers' Limited.
During the next five years there was a sustained boom in the textile industry owing to the worldwide shortage of cotton goods. Yarn production increased by 50 percent but output contracted by 28 percent; the Lancashire industry had collapsed.[8]
Closure
Fine Spinners and Doublers was acquired by Courtaulds in 1963.[10]
References
Notes
- ^ Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association, Graces Guide, retrieved 27 August 2011
- ^ a b c d "Bellhouse history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ a b Miller & Wild 2007, p. 88
- ^ McConnel, J.W. (10 May 1915), LANCASHIRE SPINNER'S EXPERIENCE.Under The Sea And Back Again., Manchester Guardian
- ^ FT 30 History
- ^ Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association 1947, p. 41.
- ^ Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association 1947, p. 51-61.
- ^ a b Miller & Wild 2007, p. 91
- ^ Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association 1947, p. 18.
- ^ "History of Bamford Mill". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
Bibliography
- Miller, Ian; Wild, Chris (2007), A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats, Lancaster Imprints, ISBN 978-0-904220-46-9
- Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association (1947). Richard Potts and Partners Ltd (ed.). Behind the Distaff: An account of the activities of Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association Limited. London, EC4: Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association Limited.
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External links
- David Bellhouse and Sons, Manchester.(2000)
- Documents and clippings about Fine Spinners and Doublers in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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