Manufacturer of a take-up mechanism, an automatic cloth-plaiting machine guard, winding, warping and sizing machines.

Walter Pollard Ltd submitted a planning application in December, 1911 for Malvern Mill. The mill operated 1200 looms, driven by an engine built by William Roberts & Sons Ltd. Pollard specialised in Italians, sateens, twills and fine cambrics. The business also operated out of Hendon Mill. Pollard's business, along with connected shippers in Bradford and Manchester, and a London merchant tailor collapsed in 1922. Walter Pollard (1909) Ltd. went into voluntary liquidation at the end of 1922, but a new company, Walter Pollard (1923) Ltd was registered to continue manufacturing. Walter Pollard initially stayed on as Managing Director, and left the business in 1931. The 1930s saw the firm modernise, investing in machinery and expanding the production of rayon. The company produced a variety of fabrics, including shirtings and raincoat cloth. In the 1930s the firm employed 600 employees at Malvern Mill and Brook Street. John Williams, joint managing director in the 1950s, focussed on improving working conditions for employees. Under his management, the company developed its training schemes, and ran an apprentice and design centre between 1949 and 1953. Walter Pollard (1923) Ltd ceased production in early 1960.

Pemberton & Co, also known as Pemberton & Sons, manufactured machinery for the textile industry, advertising 'Looms of all descriptions for cotton linen, silk, etc., textile preparation machinery.' In 1922 the firm's directors were William Pemberton, William Pemberton, Junior and Thomas H. Pemberton. Two years later, in 1924, company representatives attended the British Empire Exhibition promoting "High-class Looms of all descriptions". By then the firm had works at Waterloo and Britannia Foundry. Company employees were amongst those who joined the Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union (BNRDTWU) when it was founded in 1966.

1929 -[?] H M Superintending Inspector of Factories for East Lancashire Division. May was employed by H.M. Factory Inspectorate.

H.M. Factory Inspectorate, which became part of the Ministry of Labour, was established in 1833 as part of the Home Office. The first factory inspectors were appointed by King William IV. The Inspectorate increased in size and scope throughout the 19th century, particularly as Parliament passed various Factory Acts in 1844, 1861, 1864, 1867 and 1871. The Factory and Workshop Act of 1878 was significant, as it brought almost all of manufacturing industry within the scope of the law, defining three official categories of Textile Factories,Non-Textile Factories and Workshops. The Factory Inspectors were now responsible for ensuring a much greater degree of health, safety and welfare for workers across Britain. Inspectors took on an advisory role, and educating employers about improved fencing of machinery and methods of accident prevention became a defacto part of an inspector's remit. As factory technology evolved and became more specialised, the Inspectorate created roles for specialists in particular types of machinery in the late 19th century. The first female factory inspectors, known initially as ‘Lady Inspectors’ were appointed at this time, taking office in 1893. The Inspectorate was transferred temporarily from the Home Office to the Ministry of Labour in 1940, as part of wartime reorganisation. The government made the move permanent in 1946, as it made sense to unite responsibility for health and safety law with responsibility for employment law under one Ministry. The Inspectorate would remain part of Labour or Employment ministries, with the exception of a brief spell in the 1990s when it came under the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions. The influential Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 led to the creation of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 1 January 1975. The Factory Inspectorate transferred to HSE at this time, along with other bodies including Explosives Inspectorate, Employment Medical Advisory Service and Mines Inspectorate, amongst others.