CHRISTEYNS EXPANDS WITH ACQUISITION OF COLE AND WILSON

Leading laundry chemical manufacturing specialist Christeyns UK is further expanding its operations with the acquisition of Huddersfield-based Cole and Wilson, the dry cleaning chemical manufacturer. Cole and Wilson was incorporated in 1927 and is the UK’s market leader in the manufacture and supply of chemicals for dry cleaning.  Bradford-based Christeyns UK is already the market’s leading laundry detergents and chemicals manufacturer, and this latest acquisition follows on from its purchase of Leicester-based Alex Reid 18 months ago.  Reid is a leading garment care business, also