Company Info
Souplex was a UK company, located in Morecambe, Lancashire, England with offices in Sheffield and London.[1] The company formed in 1926[2] and made razors and blades from at least 1932[3] to 1948, by which time the company also offered "plastic mouldings and pressed steel products"[4]. Souplex razors were often sold in bakelite cases, and the company also sold other products such as toothbrushes.
Brand names used by Souplex probably included BigBen and Paragon[5], and Double Six[6]. Souplex also made shaving products for women under the Nymph label.
In 1960 the company was registered as company number 00667297, SOUPLEX LIMITED.[7] Abandoning the shaving market around the same time, Souplex became a specialized manufacturer of plastics. In 1999 it was acquired by a USA company and re-registered as MOLL INDUSTRIES LIMITED[8][9], then dissolved in 2006.
Brand names used by Souplex probably included BigBen and Paragon[5], and Double Six[6]. Souplex also made shaving products for women under the Nymph label.
In 1960 the company was registered as company number 00667297, SOUPLEX LIMITED.[7] Abandoning the shaving market around the same time, Souplex became a specialized manufacturer of plastics. In 1999 it was acquired by a USA company and re-registered as MOLL INDUSTRIES LIMITED[8][9], then dissolved in 2006.
Product Info
References
- ^British Industries Fair, 1936.
- ^http://www.plasteurope.com/news/MOLL_INDUSTRIES_t17964
- ^The Strand Magazine, Vol. 83, 1932.
- ^Manufacturers, bankers and exporters manual: the ABC of British exports. Littlebury, 1948.
- ^http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/332783-Big-Ben-safety-razor
- ^Chemist and druggist: the newsweekly for pharmacy, Vol 122, p189.
- ^UK public records via http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo.
- ^Toloken, Steve. Plastics News;5/31/1999, Vol. 11 Issue 15, p4.
- ^http://www.plasteurope.com/news/MOLL_INDUSTRIES_t17964
