Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 166,994 pages of information and 246,688 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Ardath Tobacco Co

From Graces Guide

of Welwyn Garden City

Manufacturers of State Express 555 and Ardath cigarettes

1896 Founded as Albert Levy and Thomas

1901 Named Ardath Tobacco Co.

1926 British American Tobacco Co wished to acquire the company's export trade. British American Tobacco Co and Imperial Tobacco Co decided to purchase the Ardath company and formed a new holding company, Universal Tobacco Co. Ltd for this purpose.

1926 the old Ardath company was wound up and a new company of the same name was incorporated. All the ordinary shares were held by Universal Tobacco Co.

1992 Head offices are now at Blackhurst, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Kent & Sussex Courier - Friday 21 August 1992
  • Monopolies Commission report 1961