grumpy

Hi, Just noticed this as i was watching a Lego program on the TV and looking up some info. I would like to clarify that Lego production finish in Wrexham in late 1970's, i started at Courtaulds in 1979 and production had finished then, they used to manufacture Triang train moulds also. Courtaulds had a room about 12ft x 8ft full to the roof with boxes of Lego parts and were told to destroy them, they tried it with fire but the smoke was too bad so it all ended up being buried on the Wrexham Industrial estate. They had a repacking warehouse after just outside of town on the Coedpoeth road which was where all items came in and were boxed into various kits, it had 3 giant Lego bricks outside, this was the last place in Wrexham for Lego and closed in the mid 90's, and taken over by Wrexham council a few years later. Courtaulds was a large employer when i started and closed most of its production in 1985, i have made a list of the companies that were there below if you are interested, i don't know what happened to the Lego moulds but the Triang ones were there when i left. As an electrical apprentice i was able to go to all the sites even the Lego warehouse on the Coedpoeth road. Its a shame they closed everything but as Lego Historian said Courtaulds had issues of their own and i think that the manufacture in Wrexham was only under license. Courtaulds Acetate (yarn manufacture) Courtauds Plastics (sheet plastic) Betts Plastics (they had the Triang moulds and were in the place were Lego was made) Formdale (M&S warehousing) Granby Garments (ladies underware) regards John