Records of Stewart Spinners (Galashiels) Ltd, textile manufacturers, Galashiels, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 STOD/216
- Dates of Creation:1955-1998
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.3 metres
Scope and Content
Records relating to the management of the company, including:
- memoranda and articles of association, 1955-1970;
- minutes, 1955-1998;
- annual accounts, 1960-1970.
This description is part of the main Stoddard International plc collection which has been divided into the following sections, each with its own separate description:
- STOD/DES, Design Archive;
- STOD/200, A F Stoddard & Co Ltd;
- STOD/201, James Templeton & Co Ltd;
- STOD/202, Blackwood, Morton & Sons Ltd;
- STOD/203, Henry Widnell & Stewart Ltd;
- STOD/204, Grays Carpets Ltd;
- STOD/205, John Lyle & Co Ltd;
- STOD/206, Douglas, Reyburn & Co Ltd;
- STOD/207, Bonded Carpets Ltd;
- STOD/208, Caledonian Carpets Ltd;
- STOD/209, Glenvale Carpets;
- STOD/210, Louis de Poortere (England) Ltd;
- STOD/211, Nordale Wools Ltd;
- STOD/212, Paisley Planners Ltd;
- STOD/213, Ronald Jack & Co;
- STOD/214, Scotsway;
- STOD/215, Sekers Group Ltd;
- STOD/216, Stewart Spinners (Galashiels) Ltd;
- STOD/217, Stoddard Carpets Ltd;
- STOD/218, Stoddard Carpets (Ireland) Ltd;
- STOD/219, Stoddard Group Ltd;
- STOD/220, Stoddard International Ltd;
- STOD/221, Stoddard Trustees Ltd.
Administrative / Biographical History
Stewart Spinners (Galashiels) Ltd was registed in 1955 and was engaged in textile manufacturing. In 1970 the company purchased the carpet manufacturing and trading undertakings of A F Stoddard & Co Ltd . Having taken on these assets, Stewart Spinners changed its name to A F Stoddard & Co Ltd , with the original Stoddard company changing its name to Stoddard Holdings Ltd. .
The company designed, manufactured and sold carpets within the larger Stoddard group until it went into receivership in 2005. It changed name several times, becoming Stoddard Sekers Group Ltd in 1983; Stoddard Carpets Ltd in 1988; and finally Stoddard Group Ltd in 1997.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically in series.
Access Information
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Archivist.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents
Additional Information
Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and National Council on Archives,Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names
Scotland is the location of all place names in the administrative/biographical history element, unless otherwise stated.
Descriptions compiled by Kimberly Sommerville, Project Archivist (Stoddard-Templeton Corporate Archive), May 2011.
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names