Refiners, importers, blenders and manufacturers of lubricating oils ('Alanzoil' oils and greases); founded by G.W.L. Allan 1937, acquired by Ragosine 1967. Its refinery was at Flour Mills Colliery works, Bream, Forest of Dean; offices successively at Gloucester, Mitcheldean and Cheltenham. Related concerns included Allen Wool Grease Company, Bisset Industries Limited, Bisset Agencies Limited, Allan Thorne Limited, import and export.
Financial records: order books, 1961-1969, sales incomes, 1961-1962, balance sheet, 1969; correspondence, 1958-1965; miscellaneous publications, 1962; miscellaneous documents, 1930-1964.
This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See
Further deposits are not expected.
This collection was deposited in the Centre by the Chairman of the Michael Beecham Group of Companies in 1979.
This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.
The Centre also holds papers of Belgrave Oil and Grease Company (Leeds) Ltd (MSS.198/B), Henry Wells Oil Company/Germ Lubricants Ltd (MSS.198/G), Thomas Moscrop and Company Ltd (MSS.198/M), Orcene Company Ltd (MSS.198/OR), Ragosine Oil Comany Ltd (MSS.198/R).
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