Company:
D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd
Company name: D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd
Dates in business: 1940-c 1952
Type of business: wholesale drapers
Type of company: Limited liability company
Locations:- Rankine's Court, Dundee, Scotland
Management of company
The first directors of the company were John Campbell, the chairman, Robert Adam McEwan and Alfred Adamson Fyffe.
Company history
D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd was incorporated on 3 September 1940 when it was decided to split the wholesale and retail drapery business of D M Brown Ltd, a subsidiary of the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd. D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd was formed to deal with the wholesale side of the business, while D M Brown Ltd continued with the retail side of the business. The company's registered offices were at Rankine’s Court, Dundee. In September 1952, the Scottish Drapery Corporation and its subsidiaries were acquired by House of Fraser Ltd, department store retailers, of Glasgow. D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd ceased to exist some time after 1952.
Records held for D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd:
Title: Minutes of meetings of board of directors and general meetings of shareholders
Date: 1940-1952
Related People and Companies:
Dates of connection: 1940
Connection type: D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd was formed in 1940 to deal with the wholesale business of D M Brown Ltd.
Dates of connection: 1940-1952
Connection type: D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd was a subsidiary of the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd.
Dates of connection: 1952-1953
Connection type: D M Brown (Wholesale) Ltd was acquired by House of Fraser Ltd in 1952.
Access points: Drapers - Wholesale trade
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