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Ewbank was bought out by Prestige Group - Burnley (Platers & Stampers) on Colne Rd, Crewe. Derby and various other locations - they also bought out Pal Razor Blades all because the other companies were in competition in some way. This all took place in the late '50s.
The parent company was ECKO Corporation of USA, owned by Edward Katzinger I believe.
 
Ewbank was the trade name for Entwisle (no 't') & Kenyon. Their first manufactring base was in St James Street/Cannon Street and the building was called Ewbank. Possibly something to do with a yew tree. They moved from there to Milnshaw Works on Hyndburn Rd. Recently I read something about a very early legal battle involving the Kenyon family 'of Milnshaw', which leads me to think that they perhaps still owned the land on which their factory was built, this after several hundred years.
 
Would the building be Ewbank House, that now houses Quadra Solutions and before that the bus company ?

Nice to know a little of the history of the building - its quite grand.
 
mattylad said:
Would the building be Ewbank House, that now houses Quadra Solutions and before that the bus company ?

Nice to know a little of the history of the building - its quite grand.
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Dunno, but if yer talking Burnley, twas on the left hand side, goin from Town centre towards the owd Bank Hall Pit.:)
 
cashman said:
Dunno, but if yer talking Burnley, twas on the left hand side, goin from Town centre towards the owd Bank Hall Pit.:)
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The Platers & Stampers building on Colne Rd was pretty impressive even before the extension. Served my apprenticeship there - happy days;);)
 
cashman said:
yep was Prestige, but thats long gone at burnley, just thinking wasn't Ewbank - Entwistle @Kenyon? or has senility set in?:confused:
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It was Cashey, but was always known as Ewbank in our day. Harold Kenyon was managing directer, he lived in a big house on Whalley Rd. just up from the Crown pub. Incidentally Stanleys ground today was owned by Ewbank and was their sports ground for many years. I am not sure the year when Prestige took over Ewbank but it was Prestige when we left for Oz 38years ago. Maybe the sports ground was sold when Prestige took over, because Stanley started up again before we left.
 
Aussie Irene said:
It was Cashey, but was always known as Ewbank in our day. Harold Kenyon was managing directer, he lived in a big house on Whalley Rd. just up from the Crown pub. Incidentally Stanleys ground today was owned by Ewbank and was their sports ground for many years. I am not sure the year when Prestige took over Ewbank but it was Prestige when we left for Oz 38years ago. Maybe the sports ground was sold when Prestige took over, because Stanley started up again before we left.
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Prestige took over Ewbank in the late '50s. I was an apprentice then at Prestige and one morning had to go to Ewbank to strip out a 3hp motor and take it to Burnley. If memory is still good the reason for the buyout was that Ewbank started to produce a "Minit Mop" - direct competition for the Prestige model.
Ewbank continued on after the buy out, in fact my wife worked evening shift there when I was posted to Borneo for a year, Dec 63 - Jan 65
 
Barrie Yates said:
Prestige took over Ewbank in the late '50s. I was an apprentice then at Prestige and one morning had to go to Ewbank to strip out a 3hp motor and take it to Burnley. If memory is still good the reason for the buyout was that Ewbank started to produce a "Minit Mop" - direct competition for the Prestige model.
Ewbank continued on after the buy out, in fact my wife worked evening shift there when I was posted to Borneo for a year, Dec 63 - Jan 65
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Barrie, i am thinking then you may have known a friend of ours, Fred Hilton.
 
Aussie Irene said:
Barrie, i am thinking then you may have known a friend of ours, Fred Hilton.
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Doesn't ring any bells Irene. Served my apprenticeship at Prestige - still had the "Platers & Stampers" sign up when I started. Spent most of my free time on my motor bike and girls from Burnley and then Haslingden. Joined the RAF in '61 and didn't come back to Accrington until 2010.
 
Aussie Irene said:
Barrie, i am thinking then you may have known a friend of ours, Fred Hilton.
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Hi Aussie Irene.
I have come across your posting quite late but hopefully you might read this.
I was an apprentice electrician at Ewbank and Fred Hilton was my Foreman, he was there when I started and he emigrated sometime after I had qualified as a full electrician, I met him again a couple of times when he returned home for visits etc and we had a couple of good chinwags about old times and people that we had worked with.
I do believe Fred has now passed away but I have very fond memories of him as a person as well as a valued work collegue.
Take care.
Dave Hughes
 
davejhughes said:
Hi Aussie Irene.
I have come across your posting quite late but hopefully you might read this.
I was an apprentice electrician at Ewbank and Fred Hilton was my Foreman, he was there when I started and he emigrated sometime after I had qualified as a full electrician, I met him again a couple of times when he returned home for visits etc and we had a couple of good chinwags about old times and people that we had worked with.
I do believe Fred has now passed away but I have very fond memories of him as a person as well as a valued work collegue.
Take care.
Dave Hughes[/QUOTE

Dave, I have sent you a PM
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sounds like the solicitor is not up to his job.you need a specialist in this field,expect a long slog. ewbank are now part of the earlex group. if you google ewbank it gives address and all contact info.my wife made a claim for tinnitus problems and the solicitors handling that found out everything so there must be a database they use . kind regards j.p.
 
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