H1-012.4: Deal between the British Wool Board and Illingworth Morris (group managing Salts Mill)

Identifier: H1-012.4
Title: Deal between the British Wool Board and Illingworth Morris (group managing Salts Mill)
Type: newspaper cutting
Format: printed
Date Created: 1982
Creator: Wool Record Survey
Place created: Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Description: An article discussing the deal between Illingworth Morris who controlled Salts Mill, and the British Wool Marketing Board. The British Wool Board bought 60% of Illingworth Morris and created the second company Woolcombers of which Hanson took leadership. Justification of the deal from the British Wool Board was to strengthen the British wool market.
Subject: Textile industry; Salts Mill
Associated person or organisation: Illingworth Morris and Company Limited
Associated place or event: Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Source: Gift: Hanson, Donald
Rights: Only viewable in the Saltaire Collection
Rights Holder: Copyright Wool Record Survey