Springside Paper Mill
The Belmont mill started production in 1837, and was taken over by Courtaulds in 1970. In 1983, Charles Turner & Co won a "caring employer" award but the company was hit by a strike the following winter.
A management buy out of Charles Turner & Co took place in 1997 and the company merged with Kruger in May 2003, creating a company with a combined turnover of £40 million and 186 Bolton employees.
Stuart Patterson, mill manager, said: "Regretfully Kruger Tissue Industrial Ltd announced on Friday, May 19 a proposal to cease manufacturing activities at their Springside Mills site in Bolton, due to incurring significant and sustained losses.
The mill finally closed its doors in May 1986
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A management buy out of Charles Turner & Co took place in 1997 and the company merged with Kruger in May 2003, creating a company with a combined turnover of £40 million and 186 Bolton employees.
Stuart Patterson, mill manager, said: "Regretfully Kruger Tissue Industrial Ltd announced on Friday, May 19 a proposal to cease manufacturing activities at their Springside Mills site in Bolton, due to incurring significant and sustained losses.
The mill finally closed its doors in May 1986
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