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D7350 - Coalite Group plc, Bolsover - 1931-1972

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D7350
Title	Coalite Group plc, Bolsover
Date	1931-1972
Extent	11 boxes, 9 outsize items, 1 volume, 1 item
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Coalite Group plc, Bolsover
Administrative History	Thomas Parker who invented Coalite, a brand of low-temperature coke used as a smokeless fuel, in 1904. Two years after his death, a production unit was opened near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with two new plants in Doncaster and East Greenwich, London in the 1920s. The company's main manufacturing plant for much of its existence was opened at Bolsover in 1937, the head office moving from London to Bolsover in 1956. By 1988, Coalite Group plc consisted of 15 separate companies/divisions including Charringtons Fuels Ltd, Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co. Ltd and The Falklands Islands Co. Ltd.
Administrative History Sources	Information obtained from 'Coalite' article on Wikipedia, 6 August 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalite.
Custodial History	These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office by various individuals in September 2010, March 2012, November 2016 and July 2025.
Organisation Sub-Type	Oil refiners and fuel manufacturers
Term	Business
Archivist Note	Collection Title and Archive Creator Name amended from Doncaster Coalite Ltd and Coalite plc to reflect the wider company and the potential for other records to be donated, 6 August 2025, BS.