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The
village of Burneside, in the English Lake District, is home to James
Cropper Speciality Papers Limited.
Originally the company operated two other mills, Cowan Head and Bowston, along the valley in which Burneside lies. Today all production facilities are concentrated in Burneside itself. In the 18th century wool and cotton mills were established which were later adapted for paper production. In 1833 paper was produced at Burneside and Cowan Head mills using the new Fourdrinier paper making process. James Cropper, who had learned paper making from Alex Cowan in Edinburgh, leased the mills in 1845. Initial output was 300 tons per year, only requiring two horses to transport goods and coal from the Kendal Canal for each mill. As the mills grew a narrow-guage private tramway was required to move goods, and a new mill was built at Bowston in 1879. Eventually the tramway was replaced by a railway line and then a lorry fleet. Paper production at Burneside has not been without a number of serious incidents and change. In the period up until the Second World War the plant and buildings were continually improved. A milestone in the company history was in 1951 when it became a Public Company. During the 1950's the company made very good profits which were ploughed back into an extensive modernisation programme. James Cropper and his descendants have taken an active part in the management of the company for five generations. In 1971 James Cropper, great great grandson of the founder, became Chairman. In 1995 the Company celebrated 150 years of papermaking. A policy of growth, investment and change over the years has enabled the company to remain independent and become a paper mill pre-eminent in its field - providing a service for the production of coloured and specialist paper and board to a world-wide clientele. |
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Pictured: left - right James Cropper - Company Founder James Cropper - Current Chairman |
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