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Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey
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- 1908
Formed in 1908 from the flour milling assets of Carr & Co Ltd. Changed name to Carr's Milling Industries in 1950. Acquired by Whitworth's in 2016.
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- 1962-2014
Formed when Joseph Rank Ltd acquired Hovis McDougall in 1962.
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- 1875-1962
Joseph Rank began working at a small windmill in Hull in 1875. In 1885 he built his first roller mill, Alexandra Mill, and in 1891 the much larger Clarence Mill. In 1899 the company was incorporated as Joseph Rank Ltd. Many other milling companies were purchased, and new mills constructed in ports around the country.
On Joseph Rank's death in 1945 his son James became chairman, followed by his brother J Arthur Rank in 1952. In 1962 the company acquired Hovis-McDougall, becoming Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited.
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T D Ridley and Sons, brewers, millers, maltsters
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- 1842-2006
The Sun Flour Mills Company Ltd
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- 1886- 1921
William Green and Sons, millers
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