Businesses
Business and commerce in any area is vital to maintain the vibrancy of that area. This can include anything from local retailers to international companies; all have their value in providing employment for locals, and bringing others into the area for their goods and services.
This page gives an index of businesses, past and present, together with links to a more complete profile or entries in other articles.
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Blaw Knox
Manufacturer of steel products.
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Bracey & Clark
Building contractors.
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Callowland Farm
One of the farms in the area.
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Cowan Hulbert
Designer and manufacturer of construction plant. This company was later bought by Blaw Knox.
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Gammons Farm
One of the farms in the area.
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Hille furniture company
Designer and producer of office and domestic furniture.
Hille furniture company Hille House Wells Brewery site since 1902
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Milliken Brothers
Designer and manufacturer of transmission towers. This company was later bought by Blaw Knox.
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Munitions Factories
Two munitions factories were managed by Watford Manufacturing Company during the first world war.
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Tractor Trader
Manufacturer of earth-moving plant. This company's assest were later bought by Blaw Knox.
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Dr. Tibbles' Vi-Cocoa company
Chocolate production in North Watford.
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Wells Brewery
The local brewery.
