Carrs Paint / Paper

[Spratacus]

I am trying to find out about my familys business Carrs Paper .I think it started in 1892 .My grandfather was Noel Carr .

 

[Spratacus]

I am trying to find out about my familys business Carrs Paper .I think it started in 1892 .My grandfather was Noel Carr .

If anyone has any information about Carrs Paper / paint please post me .I am just tracking my familys history.Id like to learn more about their history
Thanks

 

[Astoness]

hi and welcome...i have moved this thread to our factories and offices section of the forum hopefully someone can help you..do you have any idea exactly where the business was

lyn

 

[mw0njm.]

Thread 'Carrs Paper'

Dec 16, 2018

There has been interest recently in the architecture of the Carrs Paper offices in Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley.

This was a firm once linked to the Carrs Paint of Birmingham, but established a separate business course specialising in packaging. Trading on this site finished some time ago, but what became of the company business?

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[mw0njm.]

Carrs Paints was located at the end of Artillery Street, Small Heath just over the canal bridge. They were and still are are industrial paint manufacturer. They moved to West Heath when the land was compulsorily purchased for housing development and subsequently to Redditch. There was a chimney there at Artillery Street as they manufactured their own resins. Carrs was a privately owned company by the Carr family who also owned Carrs Paper at Shirley. Carrs are now owned by an investment company with no Carr family members involved.

 

[Pedro42]

Carrs Paints was located at the end of Artillery Street, Small Heath just over the canal bridge. They were and still are are industrial paint manufacturer. They moved to West Heath when the land was compulsorily purchased for housing development and subsequently to Redditch. There was a chimney there at Artillery Street as they manufactured their own resins. Carrs was a privately owned company by the Carr family who also owned Carrs Paper at Shirley. Carrs are now owned by an investment company with no Carr family members involved.

These sites might help. Looks like Trimite (Handsworth) & Carrs were linked

www.carrscoatings.com

Home - Trimite Global Coatings

Leading UK Industrial Paint and Coatings manufacturer. Paints for metal and plastic substrates, metal Pretreatment products and toll manufacture.

www.trimite.com

 

[Stokkie]

I am trying to find out about my familys business Carrs Paper .I think it started in 1892 .My grandfather was Noel Carr .

Your grandfather commissioned Ernő Goldfinger, a leading architect of the Modernist movement, to design the company offices in 1955/6. 'Goldfinger House' is a grade 11 listed building and currently refurbished and maintained. photo 2010.