Gerard Bros. Ltd. was a manufacturer of personal healthcare products. The business was founded in 1876[1] and incorporated in 1897,[2] and Thomas Bruges Gerard was voted its first chairman. The company established a factory in Wilkinson Street, New Basford, Nottingham. The factory was built on a 14-acre (57,000 m2) site and pumped water from the River Leen. In 1921 the factory was severely damaged by fire,[1] but the subsequent rebuild afforded the opportunity to expand the factory.[3]
In 1955 the company was acquired by Cussons Sons & Co., chaired by Leslie Cussons makers of the famous brand Cussons Imperial Leather soap. After the acquisition Cussons kept the Gerard Bros. factory in use.
In 1975 Cussons Sons & Co. were themselves acquired by Paterson Zochonis[4] (recently renamed to PZ Cussons). In 2005 PZ Cussons finally closed the old Gerard Bros. factory,[5] and manufacturing was moved to Pathumthani, Thailand.
Gerard Bros.'s main brand was called 'Ino'. The brand was produced as a toilet soap with the tagline "The First Aid to Beauty". Washing flakes were also produced with the tagline 'Ino Flakes Wash Everything'. A set of playing cards were manufactured to advertise Ino Flakes.
Gerard Bros. also manufactured a range of soaps inspired by flowers. The range included Lily of the Valley, Rose and Lavender.
Soap factory in the Edwardian eraedit
Engraving of the boiling pans at the Gerard Bros. Ltd. soap factory.
Engraving of the Gerard Bros. Ltd. soap factory.
Engraving of the frame room used for cooling soap in steel frames.
Engraving of the household soap packing room.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Nottm. Works Gutted". Nottingham Evening Post. 27 September 1921. p. 1.
^Linday, D.T.A. (1976) Soapmaking past and present, at page 18
^Jones, S. 17.11.2001, “Bubbly PZ washes hands of some of its imperial past” Financial Times
^Burgess, K. 09.02.2005, “Setback as Cussons five-year plan stalls with detergent loss” Financial Times
External linksedit
Media related to Gerard Bros. at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
gerard, bros, manufacturer, personal, healthcare, products, business, founded, 1876, incorporated, 1897, thomas, bruges, gerard, voted, first, chairman, company, established, factory, wilkinson, street, basford, nottingham, factory, built, acre, site, pumped, . Gerard Bros Ltd was a manufacturer of personal healthcare products The business was founded in 1876 1 and incorporated in 1897 2 and Thomas Bruges Gerard was voted its first chairman The company established a factory in Wilkinson Street New Basford Nottingham The factory was built on a 14 acre 57 000 m2 site and pumped water from the River Leen In 1921 the factory was severely damaged by fire 1 but the subsequent rebuild afforded the opportunity to expand the factory 3 Gerard Bros Ltd Company typeLimited companyIndustrySoapsFounded1876 1 HeadquartersNottingham EnglandProductsIno toilet soap Ino flakes Edwardian brochure for Gerard Bros Ltd In 1955 the company was acquired by Cussons Sons amp Co chaired by Leslie Cussons makers of the famous brand Cussons Imperial Leather soap After the acquisition Cussons kept the Gerard Bros factory in use In 1975 Cussons Sons amp Co were themselves acquired by Paterson Zochonis 4 recently renamed to PZ Cussons In 2005 PZ Cussons finally closed the old Gerard Bros factory 5 and manufacturing was moved to Pathumthani Thailand Contents 1 Brands 2 Soap factory in the Edwardian era 3 References 4 External linksBrands editGerard Bros s main brand was called Ino The brand was produced as a toilet soap with the tagline The First Aid to Beauty Washing flakes were also produced with the tagline Ino Flakes Wash Everything A set of playing cards were manufactured to advertise Ino Flakes Gerard Bros also manufactured a range of soaps inspired by flowers The range included Lily of the Valley Rose and Lavender Soap factory in the Edwardian era edit nbsp Engraving of the boiling pans at the Gerard Bros Ltd soap factory nbsp Engraving of the Gerard Bros Ltd soap factory nbsp Engraving of the frame room used for cooling soap in steel frames nbsp Engraving of the household soap packing room References edit a b c Nottm Works Gutted Nottingham Evening Post 27 September 1921 p 1 Financial Times 21 January 1897 p 6 Linday D T A 1976 Soapmaking past and present at page 18 Jones S 17 11 2001 Bubbly PZ washes hands of some of its imperial past Financial Times Burgess K 09 02 2005 Setback as Cussons five year plan stalls with detergent loss Financial TimesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Gerard Bros at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Bros amp oldid 1169698254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
