Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- George W Wilton & Company Limited (New Zealand) (late 19th century – 1976)
- Smith Biolab Limited (1980 - )
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The success of H B Selby Australia Limited in the 1950s encouraged the Directors to consider opening a business in New Zealand. In March 1962 Selbys purchased an existing New Zealand scientific apparatus, testing equipment and chemicals manufacturing company - George W Wilton & Company Limited - with offices in Wellington and Auckland. In the 1970s other small branches were opened in Christchurch and Dunedin. The Wilton name was retained for the business until 1976 when George W Wilton & Company Limited was changed to Selby-Wilton Scientific Limited. Smith Biolab Limited acquired Selby-Wilton Scientific Limited in 1980.
Places
Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington (New Zealand)
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
machinery and equipment manufacturing; mineral, metal and chemical wholesaling
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
Directors: Selby, Esmond John (1911 - 1998); Selby, Benn Atherton (1914 - 2011)
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
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Control area
Authority record identifier
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Prepared by Margaret Avard in February 2014
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Sources
Dr Samuel Furphy (2005): Selbys the Science People: A History of H.B. Selby Australia Limited