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In 1888 the business was converted into a public company, with its capital increased to £450,000. Subsequently, the factory was expanded substantially around the Dansom Lane site, the works in
Stoneferry were also expanded, increasing production of Ultramarine to 650 tons pa, and adding
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Founded 1913 as a joint venture with Mason
Brothers, manufacturers of "Cherry Blossom" boot polish. Included the acquired firms of William Berry Ltd., and Master Boot Polish Co. of West Bromwich, both acquired in 1912. The boot polish activities of Martindales (acq.1917) was also merged. Chiswick
237:; by 1847 the business was profitable generating an excess of £1,000 (equivalent to £120,000 in 2023). In the late 1840s the business began promoting itself through extensive use of advertising, though initial positive effects were limited. In the 1850s the business began manufacturing
249:; the two products together with starch, plus their derivatives became the mainstay of the business. In 1857 the company began manufacturing biscuits. The developments of the 1850s led to extension of the works at Dansom Lane, and a new biscuit factory was built 1861, and a
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began business in Hull in 1840, and his business became a private company "Isaac
Reckitt and Sons" in 1879, and a public company in 1888. The company expanded through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It merged with a major competitor in the starch market
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in the early 1900s also benefited the company's export business, the company increased its overseas business, first in
Australia, later other countries of the British Empire, and in the 1900s into South America and the USA, as well as Europe. The company's
573:"Erection of a single storey fully enclosed corridor along Northern elevation of existing Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd KWE building adjacent to Mount Pleasant carriageway. – Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd Dansom Lane South Kingston Upon Hull HU8 7DS"
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Reckitt died on 7 March 1862, and three of his sons George, Francis and James, became partners in the firm. The biscuit factory burnt down in 1866, and the activity was not restarted; the goodwill of the company was sold to
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had begun in 1909, and continued with over the next decades, with asset swaps or a complete merger discussed in 1919; worldwide pooling arrangements had been made in 1930; in 1937 agreement was reached on an amalgamation.
400:, Hull was acquired in 1922 and closed after that company became insolvent. In 1926 the major acquisition of the Belgian ultramarine manufacturer S.A. des Usines Destrée was made, which included factories in
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was founded in 1913 as a joint venture. The company expanded by acquiring related manufacturing and raw material concerns, cutting costs: Wilson's
Canister Works in Stoneferry was acquired, and
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until 1954, when a full merger took place, forming
Reckitt & Colman Holdings Ltd.; the 'Chiswick' shoe polish joint venture business was absorbed in the same year.
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merged with Nugget Polish Co. in 1929 forming
Chiswick Products Ltd. The formation of Chiswick Products was later used as the model for the Reckitt and Colman merger.
214:(1819), and later expanding their business into cement manufacture (1823) and bone milling (1828). Isaac quit the partnership in 1833 establishing himself as a
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towards its employees was also active from the 1890s onwards: a non-contributory pension fund was started, and in 1908 the model workers housing estate, the
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were acquired in the early 1900s, along with a number of stove, boot and metal polish brands, and blue manufacturers. The company's first
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and the testing of raw materials; research was subsequently carried out into new products and the improvement of production efficiency.
420:, the American mustard manufacturer, in 1926 for £750,000. Overseas acquisitions in the 1920s and 1930s were partly in response to the
396:) window cleaner, Karpol car body wash and Reckitt's Bath Cubes brands were launched. The black lead works of competitor Hargreaves in
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metal polish product was introduced in 1905, and an additional factory established on Dansom Lane for its manufacture; rival polishes-
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In the pre-First World War years of the 20th century the company expanded by acquisition, as well as by organic growth. The
1099:, via www.thebhc.org, analysis of Christian connections in business with reference to J.&J. Colman and Reckitt & Sons
513:, pp. 34, 47) He is considered to have been key character in the development of the company in the 20th century.
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