BRITISH INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1930, Page 2

BRITISH INDUSTRY

- INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS. Aocortling -to report received recently H.YI. Trade 'Commissioner, a Low Temperature Coal Distillers Association of Great Britain lias been formed of the leading firms who are actively engaged in cue distillation oi carbon is'’.tion of coal at what are termed low temperatures. It,, will act as a. representative association in all negotiations with the Government, the mining industry, the Fuel 11 esoareli Board, and other official departments concerned, and will also take measures to promote t'.io interests of the industry as a. whole. British Colour Council. Ltd., was registered in England on August 16 as a company limited'by guarantee /vithout share capital, to place the determination, co-ordination, and propagation of colour tendencies for fashion, allied and other trades in tlie British Empire in British hands; to standardise the names and numbers of colours, and to promote the adoption of colour nomenclature, shade cards, equitable forms of contract and other documents used in the trade, etc.

(JcOl'ge Sugar \vi\s registered as a public company cm July 2(1, with a nominal capital of £350,000, to establish and operate a beet /sugar factory in the neighbourhood of Georgs, Capo Trovineo, South Africa, for refining sugar l°r salo and consumption in the Union of South' Africa j to grow, cultivate and deal in beet sugar, etc.

A provisional agreement executed with a view to the co-ordination ol the interests of the Coventry Chain Co., Ltd., and Hans Bon old Ltd., has led to the registration of lie no Id and Coventry Chain Ltd., a public cornpuny with a nominal capital ol £l6O in £1 shares, to acquire the whole or any portion of.the share loan capital or the assets of Coventry 'Chain Co., Ltd., Hans llenokl Ltd., and to carry on the 'business of manufacturers of chains of alll kinds used in connection with cycles, motor-cars, and machines of all kinds, etc. * Coventry Chain !Co:,'. htch, which has an issued'capital of £615,000, holds, all the ordinary shares of Brampton Brothers'.Ltd. Hans RemoldH/td. has an authorised. capital of £375,000. 'Shits (Saltaire), Ltd., !the Norlc-(sj)ii-e worsted sp’.r.ners, have effec ed o fusion of interests with John Wright (Ingrow), Limited, whose mills are situated in the neighbourhood Keighley. This husmess which is of a similar character will be under the same management as that of Salts (Saltaire). R-egist-i «.d in 1923, Salts (.Saltaire) have thorised and issued capital of £2,00- , £ *1 filiiu-es, 1,000,000 of *ch pro ordinaries and the remainder , nor cent cumulative preference shares. In December last the company aired Ernest H. Gatos Ltd,, and also owns all the shaves of J. and J. Crombie, Ltd,