Glasdons inNovember 1990. Staff were celebrating Glasdons being named company of the year in the First leisure in Business AwardsGlasdons inNovember 1990. Staff were celebrating Glasdons being named company of the year in the First leisure in Business Awards
Glasdons inNovember 1990. Staff were celebrating Glasdons being named company of the year in the First leisure in Business Awards

27 pictures from inside the factories and industries which kept Blackpool's workforce moving in the 1980s and 1990s

These photos are the first in a series of galleries looking back at industrial companies and the people who were the driving force behind them through an era.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jan 2022, 15:45 GMT
Updated 19th Jan 2022, 16:19 GMT

They will bring back memories for many and give a glimpse of life behind the doors of some of the biggest industrial names on the Fylde Coast. Some are lost but certainly not forgotten - whilst others continue to thrive to this day. Are you pictured? Drop us an email or leave a comment

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Glasform, May 1990. Designer John Ditchfield pours the champagne as staff celebrate TV success

1. Fylde businesses

Glasform, May 1990. Designer John Ditchfield pours the champagne as staff celebrate TV success

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In the glaziers workshop at Dennett and Son, May 1985

2. Fylde businesses

In the glaziers workshop at Dennett and Son, May 1985

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Braiders Marjorie Stephenson, Georgina Sumner and Linda Robertson at Boris Nets in Fleetwood, November 1989

3. Fylde businesses

Braiders Marjorie Stephenson, Georgina Sumner and Linda Robertson at Boris Nets in Fleetwood, November 1989

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Work underway in the tool room at Casdon Toys, April 1989

4. Fylde businesses

Work underway in the tool room at Casdon Toys, April 1989

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Burton's Biscuits - Danish pastries being prepared for icing

5. Fylde businesses

Burton's Biscuits - Danish pastries being prepared for icing

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Glasdon, June 1984. The company was launching its new Signs Division at its base in Preston New Road

6. Fylde businesses

Glasdon, June 1984. The company was launching its new Signs Division at its base in Preston New Road

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