Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Ltd was formed by the merger of the Leyland Rubber Co with the Birmingham India Rubber Co and Stanley Morrison and Co in 1898. The original company was incorporated as James Quin & Co in 1873. The company had works on Golden Hill Lane, Leyland, Lancashire. In 1886, following the death of James Quin, the company changed its name to Leyland Rubber Co. In 1914, Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Ltd was listed as manufacturers and waterproofers of India Rubber, with specialities in motor and cycle tyres, rubber surgical goods, hoses, belting and other mechanical goods. In 1969, the company merged with BTR Industries Ltd. Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Ltd continued to trade under its own name within the BTR Group until its closure in 2002.