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 167,025 pages of information and 246,693 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.

H. B. and R. Hawley

From Graces Guide

1914 Herbert Bowdin Hawley and his brother Richard went into business as cake flour manufacturers

1924 Herbert Bowdin Hawley set up a sauce manufacturing business in Shipley

1930 Hammonds Chop Sauce was introduced and soon became the main product of the business

1933 Company name changed to Hammonds Sauce Co

1959 Acquired Goodall, Backhouse and Co, Leeds maker of Yorkshire Relish

1974 Was the largest privately-owned sauce manufacturer in Britain

1982 Acquired by Pillsbury of USA

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