Cawood Wharton Take Over Peter Slater Group
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THE total issued capital of Peter Slater, Ltd., and associated companies, has been acquired by Cawood Wharton and Co., Ltd., Southlands, Harrogate.
Mr. E. Binks, a director of Cawood Wharton, told The Commercial Motor : "This group trades as a single entity and the companies are Peter Slater, Ltd., Retals (Services), Ltd., B. Welch and Co., Ltd., H. K. Greenwood, Ltd., Central Haulage and Motor Co., Ltd., and Retals (Transport), Ltd.
"Mr. Slater has been appointed to an executive position in the Cawood Wharton group of companies and will be actively concerned with the future management of Peter Slater, Ltd., as one of our subsidiary companies."
Cawood Wharton have large interests in coal, oil, steel, shipping, wharfinging, road materials and other directions.