> ■HI ■MH IM 9H ; ® ii il hi ilk \fl kk T ftU rll 11 NiI 11 rSUbrkl 11 111 IIJI■ wk 'M QkL XMKIJ li I Jhk Wll MMI I ii KN II II ikM i H ana . -... j msu ■ 22 .'I ‘ IKfl JaRjM v v K til '■, ■ a?. \ I £rfte« marathon rubber footwear !.» -JI I iggi H _®™WEARU ? J A a HUm fls ‘slHW^^H : ’ :y ’9l r) t) RWwl|O {job 9fl ' ' IEL ■ ■ "* .s£b—- . ■ i Hu.. •_.!'! ...h' ? ? ■.. * " .. ■EralSii^^'^. ~ Carpet Manufacturing Rlccarton | # Marathon Rubber Footwear Ltd. “THE HOME OF RICCARTON CARPET,” FELT AND TEXTILES OF N.Z. LTD., Axminster and Wilton factory is » » The late Mr George SkeUerup, the founder of MARATHON RUBBER FOOTWEAR, LTD., was a lover of flowers situated in Athol terrace, Upper Riccarton. The factory garden covers an area of approximately three and a half 9 J gnd beauty. An original member of the Horticultural Society, and on the management committee for many years, acres and typifies the modern trend to pleasant and restful surroundings. The garden is maintained by one full- w S he took great pride in surrounding his factory with a magnificent garden. One of his objects in this was to give his time gardener and a larger number of the bedding plants are raised by the gardener himself in the factory glass- \ \ employees the benefit of colourful and beautiful surroundings at their place of work. This outlook is still carried house. Laid out in an attractive suburban setting, this factory garden is remarked on by the hundreds of visitors A 4 on today and the well-tended lawns and flowers are enjoyed to the full during the tea and lunch-time breaks of who visit the carpet factory each year. 22 the working day. t WJW aZ '•«* .' ' ? A A . r .„... ■cuMiHUiawi --v ;;■, IteJMiftfeiSF . i ; ; 1K^ , 3..«Cm - F’> ' A A * ■ r; ' : -C H i*' >Wt- ti M’ r ' Y ? ff ■■« • . - L’ Kh s 'moSllsß r*rnwrQ r imiioOwiwwtß ■L«i mMmMB : - ■ L< ; - MHIh ■ -rjfl' - F hii *SSS HIS < I BHM^Ml<^A^iil^KF £i a ' 8 gif iMfIKS .MLfl ■ a a - .. . ~T ~ KPCB3 8 I i hk ? ? S ■■« nna ran bub y?y ? i> jw*-- BC -* bbelw? 1 BM T. J. Edmonds Ltd. ? X Ovaltine The Factory In A Garden Th. g>rden ftetoy «t T. J. ®»MONDS ITD.. Fen? r~d. CW.tth,„t Th™ w.U to.™ £*«“ J“« "“ *J» i X wi,,, „ Mea i spot ~r , food lKUlt y. Some ..eh thtoght -111 be ...... the «r.t topnntou «t the eHtor U> <he .'d,Trs&«?3 ".’her ouuundl.e ,ttr.«l.. t. the Begot. House which | $ OVALUNE FACTORY .t r.pah.l. Around the faetory to . ? eytl.e garden with Jto.Mb.lh. "isyear to I bite ot eilottr-. I.buloo. array of dower, that are to be seen to be believed. Two permanent SA •"» • ™lmmtag pool. . ttd the ta. de to In keeptog with the yMde, wia tege window,to admto.on.Mnetd gardene" ire employed tod are responsible tor the whole garden, as well as growing most of the twenty thousand ? X rywl “ re 1 T"'”?.f'*"’. *?' m 'J* ? ’J* bSS?!2 pl „to. Vtotoom ««;»-■; <*o--*«-**«*-* | , SS.Tfi’SJ^SiESE I .^ »< & ...4 ■ WWs J ryy gnaigiiiHiMmßmm ■BBHamiBBMBnaMaaMB 4 A A . ~ rirCHto HOLDINGS ~ UM,™ jflk "T—--,ili BiißSßiHi an - . ? ■ • aji ■ -jtTH _ __ _ __ EMMIMidHfI KH ■ i &4|MlMbtbbto.v r zz xk< Fletcher Industries 2 s Sanitarium Health Food Co. cool Tplctore at presentwith exquisite A 4 A popular venue for sightseers and bridal groups, the factory garden of the SANATARIUM HEALTH FOOD CO, water lilies in full bloom. It is set in a pleasing stone surround with the varied greens of lawns and shrubs a )) i Papanui, is visited by thousands every year and this year has won the premier award in the “A section. From two perfect background. Situated in Mandeville street, Riccarton, this prize garden could well be a special feature in « A entrances, in Harewood road and Chapel street, the drive sweeps past immaculate lawns and bonders intersected by the grounds of a private home. It must give as much pleasure to the employees as it does to the many people who | ft a delightful little stream complete with rustle bridge and flanked by a stone flagged fountain. These gardens are vislt Fletcher industries XX ncarJy two acres in area, and are tended by two full-time gardeners.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30979, 8 February 1966, Page 15
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