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Made In The UK – Celebrating the Jubilee, 70 Years of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ramon Hygiene Products2022-06-01T13:40:50+00:00

Made in the UK What do the Queen and Ramon have in common? We have both spent the last 70 years serving Britain. As we hit our 70th anniversary last year, Ramon celebrated by sharing some of our corporate history with you. This year marks the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II and we thought it would be nice to do similar again. We take great pride in our UK manufacturing heritage and hold much admiration for our longest reigning monarch. As...

Mergers and Acquisitions – 70 Year Anniversary

Ramon Hygiene Products2021-07-27T10:13:49+00:00

By 1964 Hans Rappolt was wishing to retire from the business that he and Peter Simon had so successfully built up. Peter was reluctant for a variety of reasons to buy out his brother-in-law's share of the business and was wondering what the best method would be to enable Hans to retire. Chance then played a part in determining Ramon's future. On a visit to London, Peter Simon was walking down Tottenham Court Road when he met Henry Rothenburg. Henry...

More Than Just Dishcloths – 70 Year Anniversary

Ramon Hygiene Products2023-04-06T08:50:25+00:00

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...

The Early Years – 70 Year Anniversary

Ramon Hygiene Products2023-04-06T08:48:08+00:00

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...

Humble Beginnings – 70 Year Anniversary

Ramon Hygiene Products2023-04-06T08:45:57+00:00

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...