Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Coats Group
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Coats Viyella
- Coats Paton
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1755-present
History
Established in 1755 the Coats Group can trace its roots back nearly 250 years. They're the world’s largest supplier of crafting products – from the innovative cotton sewing threads that made their name, to knitting, embroidery crochet, fabrics and accessories. Originally trading as Coats they merged a number of times, most notably in the 1960s with Patons and Baldwins, new company named Coats Paton and in the 1980s with Vantona Viyella, company name changed to Coats Viyella.
Coats Paton faced some criticism during the 1980s concerning its overseas investment, particularly in Apartheid South Africa.
Places
Scotland, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
International
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
GB 1847
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by Julia Wylie, October 2016
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
SEAD. 2016. 1980s. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sead.org.uk/about/30-years-of-action/1980s. [Accessed 26 October 2016].
Coats. 2016. Our Heritage. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.coats.com/index.asp?pageid=20&time=year1900s. [Accessed 26 October 2016].