After the Second World War he left academic research and became an industrialist, joining British textile company Courtaulds to supervise their research and development of artificial fibres.
After studying fashion and textiles at Middlesex University, Alison Lloyd designed clothes destined for M&S at Courtaulds' central design studio, before launching Ally Capellino in 1980 with her then partner Jonathan Platt.
In 2005, Wolverhampton City Council investigated the Farndale estate, built on land formerly occupied by the Courtaulds factory.
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In 1924, the Courtaulds Company started constructing a factory on the former site of Dunstall Hall.
In 1935, Courtaulds and La Cellophane SA joined forces to produce and sell Cellophane in the UK.