Corporate United Kingdom, Belper, Langley Mill; Courtaulds; 1794-; textile and chemical manufacturer DS/UK/2804 Courtaulds 1794- textile and chemical manufacturer United Kingdom, Belper, Langley Mill 1964: acquisition of George Brettle & Co. 1966: acquisitions of Kayser-Bondor and Aristoc

Manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. The world's leading man-made fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into Courtaulds plc and Courtaulds Textiles Ltd. Owned subsidiaries in Derbyshire including Meridian Leisurewear at Heanor. Courtaulds is one of world's best-known textile manufacturers. The company began life as George Courtauld & Co., founded in 1794 in Essex. George Brettle & Co.: This company was based in Belper and had been founded in 1801 as Ward, Sharp & Co. The name George Brettle & Co. was used from 1834. Kayser-Bondor: The Kayser brand name was originally used by the American firm of Julius Kayser & Co., which joined forces in Britain with the Full-Fashioned Hosiery Company in 1936 as Kayser-Bondor Ltd. Aristoc: This company grew out of a hosiery factory opened in Langley Mill by A. E. Allen and Co of Leicester in 1919. The company registered the trademark "Aristoc" in 1924, and began to promote this new brand name from 1926. In 1934, A. E. Allen became a public limited company, Aristoc PLC. In the 1990s, Courtauld's closed the Aristoc site at Langley Mill, and moved production to Belper. Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 A7003503 02/03/2017 DERBYSHIRE\a7001247 25/06/2022 53a778af-4c48-4780-b850-5f19ad225d3f