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1. www.laxtons.com › about-us › our-heritageWorsted & Fancy Yarns Made in England | Laxtons

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   After the war, George Laxton was the first UK yarn salesman to go back to Germany to visit his old customers, of which only one remained of the original 35 prior to the war, the majority having been destroyed in bombing raids.

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2. www.bylaxtons.co.uk › pages › our-heritageOur Heritage - By Laxtons

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   Post-war, George Laxton was the first British yarn salesman to return to Germany to visit his customers, but he found that of the 35 companies he supplied before the war, only 1 had survived destruction by air raids.

3. www.gatheringyarn.com › post › meet-laxtonsMeet Laxtons - Gathering Yarn

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   Nov 24, 2019 · The depression forced Holmes Laxton to adopt a one-week-on, one-week-off operation for 3 years. Clients from Germany became its primary customer base, which shifted the mill's manufacturing priorities to upholstery. The business was then struck by the start of WWII, with hostilities between Germany and the UK cutting-off its new primary income ...

4. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk › business › exclusive-newExclusive: New era begins in life of specialist yarn firm

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   Oct 14, 2010 · By 1974, the company was known as George Laxton & Co and it bought a mohair fancy twisting plant in Scotland and started to produce mohair hand-knitting yarns.

5. www.reddit.com › r › explainlikeimfiveELI5: Why did we give Germany back to the Germans after WW2?

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   The Soviets wanted to dismantle Germany and turn it into a de-industrialized neutral country which would serve both as a buffer zone against Britain and America and would solve the long enmity between Russia and Germany.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesThe end of World War One and the Treaty of Versailles - BBC

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   Key points. World War One ended on 11 November 1918, when Germany surrendered to the allies. Delegates from 32 countries met in Versailles in June 1919 and signed a peace settlement called the...

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   Why did George Laxton go back to Germany?

   • After the war, George Laxton was the first UK yarn salesman to go back to Germany to visit his old customers, of which only one remained of the original 35 prior to the war, the majority having been destroyed in bombing raids. Business was slow to recover as the Germans rebuilt but in time growth in the sector started to be seen. Swinging Sixties.

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   What happened to Holmes Laxton?

   • Around the depression of the 1930’s, Holmes Laxton were forced into a one-week-on, one-week-off arrangement which lasted for around three years. During this time, the Company started to export its yarns to Germany for the manufacture of upholstery fabrics. Business began to improve but was then hit again by the Second World War.

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   Why did George Laxton join the Royal Air Force?

   • Business began to improve but was then hit again by the Second World War. George Laxton’s son, who was also called George and had joined the Company in 1930, signed up as a volunteer in the Royal Air Force. The Fighting Forties. During World War Two, the Company found its workforce decimated as the town’s men clamoured to sign up.

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   How long has Laxtons been in business?

   • Over 100 years ago. Over 100 years in the making, Laxtons has grown from a turn of the century entrepreneurial mill to one of the world’s most respected yarn manufacturers. Here’s a whistle stop tour of how we became the business we are today. Where it all began.

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   How did Holmes Laxton become a business?

   • Here’s a whistle stop tour of how we became the business we are today. Where it all began. In 1907 George Laxton and Gordon Holmes formed a worsted spinning mill Holmes Laxton & Co in Oakworth, combining George Laxton’s technical know-how and Gordon Holmes’ financial expertise producing wool and mohair yarns.

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   Who are Laxtons?

   • Since 1907 Laxtons have been a leading manufacture of Worsted and Fancy Yarns with a heritage for innovation and a reputation for quality.

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8. ww2talk.com › index14660730 George GROOME-LAXTON, 9 DLI: 19/07/1944, Normandy

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   Jan 18, 2020 · George is only mentioned in the Roll of Honour in the battalion history: ‘The Gateshead Gurkhas - A History of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 1859-1967’. The position the 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry were in that day is as mentioned at message no. 4.