Meteor Industries Ltd
This company was formed in 1984 by Vic Rickless, a former accountant at Richards Bros, who acquired the rights to the name of his old firm, besides Wm. Rodgers (owned by John Clarke), Joseph Rodgers & Sons, and George Wostenholm. It was reported that he had transferred ‘enough plant and machinery to meet requirements across to his lean and highly cost-effective manufacturing operations in Garden Street’ (Sheffield Weekly Gazette, 3 October 1985). Meteor employed 47 workers. However, by....
