"She" Products Company Limited was was founded by Mr and Mrs F T Peck in June 1936 in the present factory in Meeting Lane. Initially it served mainly Burton Latimer, Kettering, Corby, Rushden, Wellingborough and Northampton areas.
After the Second World War the business developed to serve shops, factories, schools and licensed premises. From 1970 a major part of the business became that of bottling soft drinks for other soft drinks firms and breweries where they themselves had ceased production, and making specialised products for the soft drinks trade.
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She Products' fleet of delivery vehicles - 1963
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The weekly delivery of She drinks in Whitney Rd - 1973
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She Products Family and Staff 1971 and 1981
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1971
Standing, L-R: E Goodall (Driver-Salesman), Mrs Bellamy, Mrs Adams, Mrs Curtis, Mrs Martin, Mrs J Smith (Bottling Assistants), J Chapman (Driver-Salesman), H (Oliver) Perkins (Loader).
Seated, L-R: Mrs B Brown (Clerk), Mr A J D Peck (Managing Director), Mrs E C Peck (Chairman), Mrs J A Peck (Secretary), F E Wells (Sales Supervisor), P D Edwards (Engineer).
Children: Peter Peck, Julia Peck. |
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1981
Standing, L-R: Mrs P Addison, Mrs J Clipstone, Mrs R Chapman, Mrs H Almond, Mrs A Nesbitt, David Roberts, Kevin Ward, Oliver Perkins.
Seated, L-R: Mrs B Adams (Syrup Room), Mrs B Brown (Office), Peter J Peck, Mr A J D Peck, Mrs E C Peck, Mrs J A Peck, Julia Peck, F E Wells.
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She Products Family and Staff 1986 and 1991
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1986
Standing, L-R: Mrs Addison, Mrs Adams, Steve Brown, Ian Clipstone, Mrs Skelly, Derek White, Neil Clipstone.
Seated, L-R: Mrs J A Peck, Mrs E C Peck, Mr A J D Peck, Steve Long. |
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1991
Standing, L-R: Tony Thompson, Mrs Addison, Paul Meyers, Mrs J Clipstone, Gerry Warrilow, Mrs Adams, Gary Clifton.
Seated L-R: Steve Long, Mr A J D Peck, Mrs J A Peck, Mrs Julia Welch (nee Peck) with Rebecca. |
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In 1993 the traditional door-to-door and shops trade was sold together with the bottling plant. The business, still family owned, now produces only the specialised products on a small scale.
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Many children and adults would have seen these labels wrapped around the bottles
of their favourite drinks. Happy days!
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