The Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) began in Manchester. It was a pioneer in improving working conditions for its employees. The name was changed to the Co-operative Group in 2001.
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Edward Owen Greening, 1836 - 1923, co-operator and social reformer, lived in ...
Manufacturers of ceramic pipes and construction materials, named after the Burmantofts district of Leeds. The business began when fire clay was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and...
Businessman. Born in Oak Park, near Chicago. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world.
The Tipperary pub, Fleet Street, was the first pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness and later draft.
The Brabant describes a part of the low countries to the east of Flanders. Weavers had come to England from the Brabant and Flanders during the 12th century.
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