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Companies Collection (#4)

Unveiling the untold tales of companies through captivating glimpses into history and art

Background imageCompanies Collection: Amdega Conservatories. Joiner puts the finishing touches to one of the joints of a

Amdega Conservatories. Joiner puts the finishing touches to one of the joints of a section of frame for a conservatory. 27th January 1989

Background imageCompanies Collection: A V Dawson Ltd. Haulage Company. The company employs over 100 people

A V Dawson Ltd. Haulage Company. The company employs over 100 people, runs both road and rail vehicles and had just spent 1 million in the former British Steel Ayrton works, Middlesbrough

Background imageCompanies Collection: Air Products. A group of proud Cleveland truckers must be walking on air this week after

Air Products. A group of proud Cleveland truckers must be walking on air this week after scooping a major national safe driving award

Background imageCompanies Collection: ABLE UK. One for the can! Derek Vaughan of Thames Road, Billingham

ABLE UK. One for the can! Derek Vaughan of Thames Road, Billingham, operator on the giant No. 1 crane working on the next oil platform being built at Laing Offshore Pipelines

Background imageCompanies Collection: Salesman at aNCO Windows, Showroom, Teesside, 10th January 1989

Salesman at aNCO Windows, Showroom, Teesside, 10th January 1989

Background imageCompanies Collection: Aircam Aviation. Based at Teesside Airport, has an agreement with County Durham ambulance

Aircam Aviation. Based at Teesside Airport, has an agreement with County Durham ambulance service to get surgeons from Newcastle Freeman Hospital to the airport and then on to wherever the donor is

Background imageCompanies Collection: ABLE UK. Twin concrete legs rise out of the ground near Hartlepool nuclear power station

ABLE UK. Twin concrete legs rise out of the ground near Hartlepool nuclear power station. They are both more than 150ft high

Background imageCompanies Collection: Amdega Conservatories. 27th January 1989

Amdega Conservatories. 27th January 1989

Background imageCompanies Collection: WS Atkins, Consultant Engineers, Middlesbrough. From left, director Peter Fletcher

WS Atkins, Consultant Engineers, Middlesbrough. From left, director Peter Fletcher, managing director Keith Hounslow and John McDougall, at their shredding machine. 17th October 1989

Background imageCompanies Collection: Armstrong World Industries Limited. Cyclists Charlie Hewat (l) and Julie Edwards

Armstrong World Industries Limited. Cyclists Charlie Hewat (l) and Julie Edwards, from Zimbabwe, visit the Thornby factory on their way to Africa on a sponsored cycle trek

Background imageCompanies Collection: Aqua Trading Company 6th March 1989. Managing director Andrew Moffat

Aqua Trading Company 6th March 1989. Managing director Andrew Moffat and company secretary Leeann Hyland, toast the success of the firm with a tat of Northumbrian Spring Water

Background imageCompanies Collection: Appleyard Van & Plant Hire. 5th July 1979

Appleyard Van & Plant Hire. 5th July 1979

Background imageCompanies Collection: Arcadia Nurseries, Gardening Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Arcadia Nurseries, Gardening Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Circa 1989

Background imageCompanies Collection: Mr Chris Cluley at work in the new warehouse of Parkes Machine Tools Ltd in Wyrley Road

Mr Chris Cluley at work in the new warehouse of Parkes Machine Tools Ltd in Wyrley Road, Birmingham. 18th December 1984

Background imageCompanies Collection: Inside the Aston premises of Parkes (Machine Tools) Ltd

Inside the Aston premises of Parkes (Machine Tools) Ltd. A major success story on the development of the business has been the extent to which they have made progress in the export markets

Background imageCompanies Collection: Mr Richard Parkes and Mr Edwin Hallard, joint managing directors of Parkes Machine Tools

Mr Richard Parkes and Mr Edwin Hallard, joint managing directors of Parkes Machine Tools Ltd. 1st May 1984

Background imageCompanies Collection: Fort Dunlop in Birmingham. 13th May 1983

Fort Dunlop in Birmingham. 13th May 1983

Background imageCompanies Collection: Eve on Tuesday Feature, Juli Hanson, Coventry Evening Telegraph Journalist

Eve on Tuesday Feature, Juli Hanson, Coventry Evening Telegraph Journalist, spends a morning with Bill Tyson, Lorry Driver with the Red House Haulage Company in Coventry, 21st October 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: Former British Airways Chair Lord King seen here during the British Airways AGM in

Former British Airways Chair Lord King seen here during the British Airways AGM in Londons Barbican Centre. Where shareholders heard Chairman Colin Marshall give his account of the Virgin dirty

Background imageCompanies Collection: Timex meeting in Dundee, officials watching the members arrive

Timex meeting in Dundee, officials watching the members arrive. Workers met yesterday to end the bitter 10 month dispute after their strike action

Background imageCompanies Collection: Directors and staff of D Berry & Co of Handsworth, pictured during their silver jubilee

Directors and staff of D Berry & Co of Handsworth, pictured during their silver jubilee celebrations, 14th November 1991. In foreground from left Martin Berry - Director, Jim West - Director

Background imageCompanies Collection: Saga Holidays Ltd. (SAGA) announced that they had acquired the business of Laker Air

Saga Holidays Ltd. (SAGA) announced that they had acquired the business of Laker Air Travel Ltd, formerly owned by Sir Freddie Laker, for £ 500, 000 in cash

Background imageCompanies Collection: Save Laker Airways sympathisers were signing a petition at Gatwick airport as well as

Save Laker Airways sympathisers were signing a petition at Gatwick airport as well as raising money to help Sir Freddie Laker pay offhis debts after the company went bust

Background imageCompanies Collection: One of the houses belonging to Freddie Laker, pictured on the day that Laker Airways went

One of the houses belonging to Freddie Laker, pictured on the day that Laker Airways went bust. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: A woman customer at the Victoria check in office, pictured on the day that Laker Airways

A woman customer at the Victoria check in office, pictured on the day that Laker Airways went bust. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: The Laker Airways office in Grosvenor Street with three pints of milk uncollected

The Laker Airways office in Grosvenor Street with three pints of milk uncollected, pictured on the day that Laker Airways went bust. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: A 1982 Laker brochure stands on the counter of an empty booking office at Victoria

A 1982 Laker brochure stands on the counter of an empty booking office at Victoria, London, on the day that Laker Airways went bust. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: One of Freddie Lakers houses - The Woodcott Stud on Epsom Downs

One of Freddie Lakers houses - The Woodcott Stud on Epsom Downs, pictured on the day that Laker Airways went bust. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: Scenes at Gatwick airport in London on the day that Laker Airways went bust

Scenes at Gatwick airport in London on the day that Laker Airways went bust. USA students with " Laker" on their caps. 5th February 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: Head of Laker Airways Freddie Laker in jubilant mood on the runway at Gatwick airport

Head of Laker Airways Freddie Laker in jubilant mood on the runway at Gatwick airport, the day before the inaugural flight of his transatlantic Skytrain service takes off from Gatwick to New York

Background imageCompanies Collection: Sign for Polly Peck International Plc, the multi-trading company whose ex managing

Sign for Polly Peck International Plc, the multi-trading company whose ex managing director was fugitive businessman Asil Nadir. Circa 1993

Background imageCompanies Collection: Media Mogul Lew Grade announces he has been signed up as a Chairman

Media Mogul Lew Grade announces he has been signed up as a Chairman and Chief Executive of Embassy Communications International, an American television company. 23rd June 1982

Background imageCompanies Collection: Dassault Mystere 20 CF-SRZ

Dassault Mystere 20 CF-SRZ (msn 11) of Home Oil Co. from Calgary in Canada, at London Heathrow Airport. Delivered new to Pan-American Airways in October 1965, then owned by Home Oil Co

Background imageCompanies Collection: Broadwoods Pianoforte manufactory 1858

Broadwoods Pianoforte manufactory 1858
John Broadwood & Sons at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. Showing the extensive building and a large area in which it covered, employing a large number of workmen. Date: 1858

Background imageCompanies Collection: De Lesseps statue at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt

De Lesseps statue at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt
De Lesseps statue by Emmanuel Fr魩 et at the entrance of the Suez Canal in Port Said, Egypt, gesturing invitingly towards the canal which meant an easier way of transport

Background imageCompanies Collection: View of the harbour, Algiers, Algeria

View of the harbour, Algiers, Algeria
View of the harbour, with ramps to shipping companies, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCompanies Collection: Silver cigarette case presented to Private As Drinkwater

Silver cigarette case presented to Private As Drinkwater
Silver cigarette case presented to Private A. S. Drinkwater in recognition of services rendered as Hon. Treasurer to the First Volunteers Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, A & B Companies

Background imageCompanies Collection: Next! Puck Magazine 20th Century 1904 Standard Oil Company

Next! Puck Magazine 20th Century 1904 Standard Oil Company
Next! After a work by Udo Keppler published in Puck Magazine, September 1904. A view of the Standard Oil Company, Inc, at the time the world's biggest petroleum company

Background imageCompanies Collection: The Old South Sea House, on the corner of Bishopsgate Street and Threadneedle Street

The Old South Sea House, on the corner of Bishopsgate Street and Threadneedle Street, City of London, England. Seen here in 1754

Background imageCompanies Collection: Suez Canal Company office in Port Said, Egypt

Suez Canal Company office in Port Said, Egypt
The administration buildings of the Suez Canal Company as seen from the Mediterranean Sea, now housed by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA)

Background imageCompanies Collection: Office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, Egypt

Office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, Egypt
Garden of the office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, a city in north-eastern Egypt. The Suez Canal Company was created by Ferdinand de Lesseps




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Unveiling the untold tales of companies through captivating glimpses into history and art. From the Zulu war's haunting Battle of Isandula to the majestic Mail Ship Flags & Others, embark on a journey that unravels the legacy of great steamship companies in 1932. Witness Tank Corps Recruitment, where brave souls answered the call to defend their nations. Explore The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, an intriguing chapter from 1877 that reveals stories behind maritime disasters. Dive into Flags & Funnels, a colorful world where ships proudly display their identities. Discover the hidden artistry behind Painting Stage Sets and Theatrical Wig Maker, as they bring imagination to life on stage. Experience explosive creativity at the Fireworks Factory and delve into Wardrobe Department's enchanting realm of costumes and transformations. Join Travelling Actors as they traverse lands with their mesmerizing performances. Lastly, marvel at WW2 Christmas Card Illustration showcasing heartfelt messages amidst wartime adversity and can not just entities; they carry within them tales that shape our past and inspire our future.