Hickson & welch
There wasn’t much left when we visited in
July 2016 did manage to find the fire engine. Here’s a bit of history and a load of rubbish photos
Ernest Hickson had founded a company in 1893 to introduce sulphur black (a sulphur dye) to the British cotton industry. In 1915 Hickson & Partners Ltd was founded.
FoundationEdit
In 1931 Hickson & Welch Ltd was founded, from the site that had been destroyed in 1930.
From 1944 the company made DDT, becoming the UK's largest manufacturer.
Hickson and Welch (Holdings) Ltd was incorporated on 28 September 1951. It made dyestuffs, DDT(pesticide), and timber preservatives. It had the subsidiaries Hickson & Welch Ltd, and Hickson's Timber Impregnation Co. (G.B.) Ltd. The timber subsidiary had been founded on 25 October 1946. The timber preservative contained dinitrophenol, and was marketed as Triolith, Tanalith and Pyrolith. Pyrolith contained a flame-proofing agent.
There wasn’t much left when we visited in
July 2016 did manage to find the fire engine. Here’s a bit of history and a load of rubbish photos
Ernest Hickson had founded a company in 1893 to introduce sulphur black (a sulphur dye) to the British cotton industry. In 1915 Hickson & Partners Ltd was founded.
FoundationEdit
In 1931 Hickson & Welch Ltd was founded, from the site that had been destroyed in 1930.
From 1944 the company made DDT, becoming the UK's largest manufacturer.
Hickson and Welch (Holdings) Ltd was incorporated on 28 September 1951. It made dyestuffs, DDT(pesticide), and timber preservatives. It had the subsidiaries Hickson & Welch Ltd, and Hickson's Timber Impregnation Co. (G.B.) Ltd. The timber subsidiary had been founded on 25 October 1946. The timber preservative contained dinitrophenol, and was marketed as Triolith, Tanalith and Pyrolith. Pyrolith contained a flame-proofing agent.
