Chemical manufacturer, set up in 1875. Its products included pure muriate of zinc, iron remover, sizing ingredients, Amazon rubber chemicals, Paton's soap economiser and woollen scourers. Grimshaw's remained in business until 1957.

1901- current (2016), producer of standards, UK Founded as the Engineering Standards Committee in London in 1901. It extended its standardization work and became the British Engineering Standards Association in 1918. A Royal Charter was received in 1929 and it was renamed the British Standards Institution in 1931. In 1998 a revision of the Charter enabled the organization to acquire other businesses, and the name changed to BSI Group. They now operate internationally in 172 countries.