Bacup Shoe Company Explained
| The Bacup Shoe Company |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Footwear, Shoes |
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| Founded: | 1928 |
| Founder: | Ernst Goodwin |
| Hq Location City: | Lancashire |
| Hq Location Country: | England |
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| Subsid: | Redfoot[1] |
The Bacup Shoe Company is a footwear company based in the village of Stacksteads, near Bacup, Lancashire, England. The Bacup Shoe Co. was founded in 1928 and incorporated in 1929 by Ernest Goodwin.[2] The Bacup Shoe company was one of the last well known footwear manufacturers to stop manufacturing in the late 1990s and turn to importing footwear from the Far East.[3] [4] Suppliers are based in China (where the company is also based), Vietnam and Spain.[5] [6]
History
The Bacup Shoe Company was founded in 1928 by Ernest Goodwin, a former footballer for Manchester City F.C., along with shoemaker Walter Smith.[7] In 2002 the company opened a new division called Alpha Logistics & Warehousing to make full use of the available warehouse storage facilities and the talented local workforce.[8] Along with the expansion of its headquarters the company has recently launched a new girls shoe brand, named Redfoot After Party Shoe, which are a patented range of foldable shoes.[8]
References
- News: Cornall. Vanessa. Bacup entrepreneur fails to scoop Dragons' Den investment. 2 November 2016. Lancaster Telegraph. 5 October 2011.
- Web site: Wide Fitting Famous Footwear and Famous Foot Care Products by - Natureform.co.uk . 2007-10-31 . 2009-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090814110243/http://www.natureform.co.uk/index.php?xmain=static&pagename=Company%20History . dead .
- Web site: Lancashire County Council: Lancashire Profile . 2007-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201160235/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/sectors/leather.asp . 2008-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Retailing - UK News 1998 . 2007-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009233122/http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/bpreta98.htm . 2007-10-09 . dead .
- Web site: SHOEINFONET Wanted - Employee . 2007-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070707001138/http://www.shoeinfonet.com/wanted/employee.htm . 2007-07-07 . dead .
- Web site: Bacup Shoes. https://archive.today/20120209085227/http://www.bacupshoe.co.uk/latest2.html. dead. 9 February 2012. www.bacupshoe.co.uk. 15 September 2016.
- News: Adams. Chris. Historic Rossendale shoe companies to be immortalised. 2 November 2016. Lancaster Telegraph. 19 March 2014.
- News: Stepping Into the Global Market. 2 November 2016. SAP. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104014807/http://go.sap.com/about/customer-testimonials/retail/redfoot.html. 4 November 2016. dead.
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