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| Type | Public (LSE: AVON) |
| Founded | Limpley Stoke (1885) |
| Headquarters | Melksham, Wiltshire, UK |
| Key people | Trevor Bonner chairman |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Products | Rubber-based products |
| Revenue | ▲ £1. The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a Stock exchange located in London, England. Limpley Stoke is a medium-sized village in West Wiltshire, below the A36 road in the Avon Valley between Bath and Freshford. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 7 billion |
| Employees | Approx. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. 400 |
| Website | www.avon-rubber.com |
Avon Rubber plc is a world-leading manufacturer of high technology rubber-based products for a number of manufacturing sectors. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Its largest divisions, namely Avon Technical Products, Avon Protection Systems and Milk-Rite produce equipment and components for the armed forces, first response emergency services and the dairy/agricultural sectors, amongst several others.
Its corporate headquarters are located 3 km (2 miles) south of Melksham in Wiltshire, UK at the modern Hampton Park West development. Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Avon also has a purpose-built polymer mixing facility plus a materials development centre at nearby Westbury now know as ARTIS, together with five offices across the USA.
Avon's varied product portfolio includes CNBR (chemical, nuclear, biological & radiological) battlefield respirators, emergency response respirators, dairy milking liners, speed humps, aircraft chocks and tiling for military submarines. A respirator is a device designed to protect the wearer from inhaling harmful Dusts fumes vapors and/or Gases Respirators come in a wide range of types and sizes
History
In 1885 Messrs E G Browne and J C Margetson acquired a cloth mill, known as Avon Mill, on the banks of the River Avon at Limpley Stoke. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The River Avon is a River in the south west of England. Because of a number of other River Avons in England this river is often also known as the Lower Limpley Stoke is a medium-sized village in West Wiltshire, below the A36 road in the Avon Valley between Bath and Freshford. The previous owners of the mill had originally been timber merchants, but had later diversified into the production of rubber goods. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit.
By 1890 the business had transferred to premises in Melksham in Wiltshire. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Products at this time included solid tyres, conveyor belts and components for railways. This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. A belt conveyor consists of two or more Pulleys with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. By 1900 pneumatic tyres for bicycles were being produced, and by 1906 the first car tyres were advertised. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In 1915 the company acquired Greenland Mill in Bradford on Avon (Wiltshire). Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bradford on Avon (sometimes Bradford-on-Avon) is a Town in west Wiltshire, England with a Population of about 9326 In 1933 the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a Stock exchange located in London, England.
In 1956 the rival company of George Spencer Moulton (founded in 1848) was acquired, bringing with it Abbey Mills and Kingston Mills in Bradford on Avon, and a jointly owned plant in Paris. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In 1959 production started on a range of inflatable boats. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1994 the marine business of Avon Inflatables, Ltd was split-off and sold. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Avon Inflatables Ltd is a manufacturer of Inflatable boats RIBs and Marine safety equipment. The business still exists, but is no longer part of the group. In 1997 the Avon Tyres business was sold to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio in the USA, leaving the company to concentrate on its core businesses of automotive components, technical products and protective equipment. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a United States based global company that specializes in the Design, Manufacture, Marketing and Sales Findlay is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Hancock County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Cooper Tires site remains a major employer in central Melksham.
In March 2000, Avon consolidated it activities at its £19 million state-of-the-art manufacturing and head office facility at Hampton Park West at Semington, near Melksham and a £13 million purpose-built polymer mixing centre at Westbury. See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the Semington is a medium-sized village in West Wiltshire, England Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. As of January 2008, around 350 people worked across the two sites.
In June 2005, Avon purchased International Safety Instruments, Inc. (ISI), based in Lawrenceville, GA USA. Avon-ISI is a manufacturer of SCBA, APR, and Thermal Imaging Systems for fire, law enforcement and industrial applications.
In August 2006, the Avon Automotive division was sold to a US-based management team and became a separate entity called Avon Automotive Holdings Inc. This was the largest single buy-out in the company's history. Its aerosol division was sold to Crosslinks Ltd for £1. 75 million in March 2008, enabling the organisation to concentrate on its core protective equipment, dairy and extrusions markets.
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