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The company hired and trained hundreds of local workers for the factory in East London. The business became known for producing high-quality Primrose Soap, Castile soap, and "John Knight's Family Health Soap" to promote public health. John Knight's soaps, oils and candles were used in hospitals and by families throughout England. [5]
William Gossage (12 May 1799 – 9 April 1877) was a chemical manufacturer who established a soap making business in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Early life [ edit ]
Robert Spear Hudson (6 December 1812 – 6 August 1884) was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder. His company was very successful thanks to both an increasing demand for soap and his unprecedented levels of advertising.
In addition to making soap, like many other soapmakers Joseph Crosfield was involved in making candles. [8] By the mid-1830s Crosfield's was producing around 900 tons of soap annually. [9] In 1832 they were the 25th largest business in the list of 296 soapmakers in England and Scotland that year. [10]
Lever Brothers was one of several British companies that took an interest in the welfare of its British employees. [7] The model village of Port Sunlight was developed between 1888 and 1914 adjoining the soap factory to accommodate the company's staff in good quality housing, with high architectural standards and many community facilities.
H. Bronnley & Co. (or Bronnley) is a British soap and toiletries producer established in 1884 in London. The company moved to Brackley, Northamptonshire before 1961 and was located in the old Chesham and Brackley Brewery premises, with their box making department located across the road in an old manor house.
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The business was very successful and in 1832 it was in the top 20 of the soap-making businesses in the United Kingdom. [2] Thomas Hazlehurst senior died in 1842 and the business was continued by his four sons, William (c. 1801–2 August 1859), John (12 March 1803 – 29 August 1885), Thomas junior (17 April 1816 – 14 July 1876) and Charles ...