William Heasman & Sons Ltd, Oxted Mills, Surrey
- Corporate body
William Heasman & Sons Ltd, Oxted Mills, Surrey
Taylor, Seth (1836-1917), miller
Formed when Joseph Rank Ltd acquired Hovis McDougall in 1962.
Napper, Douglas Dendy (1887-1952), miller
Napper, Dendy (1848-1918), miller
Mayhew, Mark James (1871-1944), miller
Mayhew, James William (1839-1894), miller
Marriage, Neave & Co Ltd, millers and corn merchants
Previously Mayhew and Sons. Bought by Joseph Rank Ltd, 1912.
Letts and Brown, millers, Surrey Steam Flour Mills
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.
Jas Holroyd and Son, Byfleet Mills, Weybridge