Miscellaneous business correspondence in 2 bundles mainly between and relating to the subsidiary offices of Cox Brothers Ltd, in Dundee, Kidderminster, London, Manchester, Germany and India. The subjects dealt with include: income tax, investments held...

Reference:GB 254 MS 66/2/10/38
Dates of Creation:1910-1921
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Miscellaneous business correspondence in 2 bundles mainly between and relating to the subsidiary offices of Cox Brothers Ltd, in Dundee, Kidderminster, London, Manchester, Germany and India. The subjects dealt with include: income tax, investments held by the company and trusts of members of the Cox Family.
Includes correspondence relating to the affairs of the firm during the 1914-1918 period and in particular to Cox Brothers Ltd. participation in the war effort. 1911-1920. Also includes correspondence of Arthur J. Cox concerning the Cox family tombstone. 1910-1921.
Administrative / Biographical History
Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.
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Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.
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Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Assistant Archivist, January 2010
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