The Fibres Research Centre was a research centre of ICI in Harrogate in
North Yorkshire
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. The site today is a redeveloped business park.
History
ICI Fibres was formed on 1 April 1956, and all textile research for ICI moved to Harrogate.
Structure
It was sited in the south-west of North Yorkshire.
See also
* Winnington Laboratory
References
External links
Harrogate: Boardroom of the North
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Chemical industry in the United Kingdom
Chemical research institutes
History of the textile industry in the United Kingdom
Imperial Chemical Industries
Organisations based in Harrogate
Research institutes in North Yorkshire