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Everything Ramon, the latest company announcements and updates.

21Jun

More Than Just Dishcloths – 70 Year Anniversary

By the late 1950's the firm began to add associated products to its line of cloths from other manufacturers, such as linen tea towels, yellow dusters, scourers, oven and household gloves. The company also began importing yellow dusters from India and Pakistan for re-sale. Did you Know? Dusters and cleaning cloths were traditionally made from rags recycled within the domestic environment before mass production. Muslin cloths used in the making of butter and cheese were recycled in this way. This stained...

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08Jun

The Early Years – 70 Year Anniversary

By the early 1950’s Ramon was making stockinette cloths and rolls which were in heavy demand. Stockinette cloth was known for many years as 'mutton cloth'. Frozen New Zealand lamb was wrapped in stockinette cloth to prevent the carcasses from freezing together during shipment. Discarded by butchers, the cloth was sold off in pieces, being especially popular for polishing. The discarded cloths, however, occasionally contained fragments of bone which caused scratching and before long hosiery manufacturers were being asked to...

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28May

Humble Beginnings – 70 Year Anniversary

Over the next few months we are going to look back over some of the key events, people and developments which have contributed to the company we are today.   No business can succeed without the support of its staff, customers and suppliers and we appreciate the important role each has to play. In this short foreword to our corporate history we would like to thank the many hundreds of people who have contributed, and are still contributing, to our success. We...

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14May

Cleaning Guides & Marketing Support

Cleaning Guides & Marketing Support, We're Here For You.

Keeping a care environment clean at all times has always been crucial, however this has never been more prevalent than right now. The global outbreak of covid19 has highlighted the importance of general hygiene practices within these establishments. Which are often crowded and involve close contact between vulnerable individuals. To ensure a healthy and safe environment, daily cleaning of all surfaces is vital as they will contain traces of bacteria that spread disease...

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23Sep

New Warehouse B2

Founded in 1951, Ramon Knitting Company (as the company was formally known) started with only 6 members of staff in a small, 4’000sq.ft downstairs factory on Brighton Road. Today Ramon employ over 100 people and are widely considered a leading manufacturer and distributor of quality cleaning and hygiene supplies across the UK and Ireland. Over the course of the last 68 years Ramon’s product range has grown significantly, and as a consequence so has the requirement for storage. We pride ourselves on being a convenient...

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