Rozalex

Rozalex - Original Tin

Rozalex was a brand of Rozalex Limited, a subsidiary of the Chloride Electrical Storage Company[1] credited with being the first company in the United Kingdom to commercialise topical barrier cream for use in an industrial setting.[2]

The cream was originally developed for use in their Exide works at Clifton Junction near Manchester. Battery manufacture was labour-intensive and used hazardous materials, so skin irritation and contact dermatitis was rife among workers. Chloride began research and development of a barrier cream which could help protect workers and increase productivity.

Company history

Rozalex - 1956 Advertising

The company was founded in 1929[3] as a spin-off of The Chloride Electrical Storage Co. Ltd.

Notes and references

  1. Chloride Electrical Storage Company Archives. "1969 Competition Commission Report"
  2. National Archives. Newton, Chambers and Company Archives
  3. Grace's Guide Advertising archive. "Rozalex 1939 Advertising"
  4. "Turnaround - Managerial recipes for strategic success". (The fall and rise of the Newton Chambers group) by Peter H.Grinyer and J-C Spender. Published by Associated Business Press (1979). ISBN 0-85227-232-4
  5. Present Value Press Release. "Acquisition of Rozalex 5th December 2008"
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