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'''Eastern Counties Farmers' Cooperative Association,''' (ECF) was once the [[United Kingdom]]’s biggest agricultural co-operative business.<ref name="EDP">{{cite news |last1=Pollitt |first1=Michael |title=John Alston: Norfolk farmer's leader was passionate about rugby and promoting food |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-alston-norfolk-farmer-s-leader-was-passionate-about-rugby-and-promoting-food-1-1137826 |accessdate=16 February 2020 |work=Eastern Daily Press |issue=26 November 2011 |publisher=Archant Community Media Ltd |date=2011 |language=en}}</ref> It was founded in 1904 with 158 members that year. By 1909 this number had grown to 889.<ref name="Pam">{{cite book |last1=Pam |first1=Stephen John |title=Essex Agriculture: Landowners’ and Farmers’ Responses to Economic Change, 1850-1914 |date=2004 |publisher=London School of Economics |location=London |url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2677/1/U615626.pdf}}</ref>{{rp|267}} They were based in [[Ipswich]], and drew most of their members from [[Suffolk]], with additional members in [[Essex]] and [[Norfolk]]. It attracted large tenant farmers who wanted to re-organise marketing to mitigate falling profits.<ref name="Pam"/>{{rp|267}} Unlike smaller agricultural co-operatives in [[East Anglia]] ECF catered for a broad range of farm produce and employed experts who gave advice to members and marketed their particular products.<ref name="Pam"/>{{rp|267}} |
'''Eastern Counties Farmers' Cooperative Association,''' (ECF) was once the [[United Kingdom]]’s biggest agricultural co-operative business.<ref name="EDP">{{cite news |last1=Pollitt |first1=Michael |title=John Alston: Norfolk farmer's leader was passionate about rugby and promoting food |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-alston-norfolk-farmer-s-leader-was-passionate-about-rugby-and-promoting-food-1-1137826 |accessdate=16 February 2020 |work=Eastern Daily Press |issue=26 November 2011 |publisher=Archant Community Media Ltd |date=2011 |language=en}}</ref> It was founded in 1904 with 158 members that year. By 1909 this number had grown to 889.<ref name="Pam">{{cite book |last1=Pam |first1=Stephen John |title=Essex Agriculture: Landowners’ and Farmers’ Responses to Economic Change, 1850-1914 |date=2004 |publisher=London School of Economics |location=London |url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2677/1/U615626.pdf}}</ref>{{rp|267}} They were based in [[Ipswich]], and drew most of their members from [[Suffolk]], with additional members in [[Essex]] and [[Norfolk]]. It attracted large tenant farmers who wanted to re-organise marketing to mitigate falling profits.<ref name="Pam"/>{{rp|267}} Unlike smaller agricultural co-operatives in [[East Anglia]] ECF catered for a broad range of farm produce and employed experts who gave advice to members and marketed their particular products.<ref name="Pam"/>{{rp|267}} |
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For many years their offices were at 86 Princes Street, Ipswich. |
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In 1955 the co-operative built a [[grain silo]] on Neptune Quay, between [[Fore Street]] and [[Coprolite Street]], in [[Ipswich Docks]].<ref name="IS Changing Face">{{cite news |title=Days Gone By - Memories of the changing face of Ipswich Dock |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/days-gone-by-memories-of-the-changing-face-of-ipswich-dock-1-4870752 |accessdate=16 February 2020 |work=Ipswich Star |issue=31 January 2017 |publisher=Archant media |date=2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Online Planning Information - 55/00323/FUL |url=https://ppc.ipswich.gov.uk/appnresults.asp?pageNumber=431&pnlAdvancedOpen=1& |website=ppc.ipswich.gov.uk |publisher=Ipswich County Borough Council |accessdate=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
In 1955 the co-operative built a [[grain silo]] on Neptune Quay, between [[Fore Street]] and [[Coprolite Street]], in [[Ipswich Docks]].<ref name="IS Changing Face">{{cite news |title=Days Gone By - Memories of the changing face of Ipswich Dock |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/days-gone-by-memories-of-the-changing-face-of-ipswich-dock-1-4870752 |accessdate=16 February 2020 |work=Ipswich Star |issue=31 January 2017 |publisher=Archant media |date=2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Online Planning Information - 55/00323/FUL |url=https://ppc.ipswich.gov.uk/appnresults.asp?pageNumber=431&pnlAdvancedOpen=1& |website=ppc.ipswich.gov.uk |publisher=Ipswich County Borough Council |accessdate=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1991/2 they had 420 employees and four subsidiary companies: Gleave & Key (Norfolk), Glisave and Key (Norfolk), ECF Fuels and (AB Handling).<ref name="Forsyth">{{cite book |last1=Forsyth |first1=J. |title=Major Companies of Europe 1991/92: Volume 2 Major Companies of the United Kingdom |date=2013 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-011-3018-9 |page=96 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9HrrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=%22Eastern+Counties+Farmers%22+Ipswich+86+Princes+Street&source=bl&ots=xELNjLZ1BA&sig=ACfU3U1cmheUi7tqH0EjchE_UJ2hKO-fag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijjcbZydXnAhVGQ8AKHdDnDjUQ6AEwCHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Eastern%20Counties%20Farmers%22%20Ipswich%2086%20Princes%20Street&f=false |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:50, 16 February 2020
Eastern Counties Farmers' Cooperative Association, (ECF) was once the United Kingdom’s biggest agricultural co-operative business.[1] It was founded in 1904 with 158 members that year. By 1909 this number had grown to 889.[2]: 267 They were based in Ipswich, and drew most of their members from Suffolk, with additional members in Essex and Norfolk. It attracted large tenant farmers who wanted to re-organise marketing to mitigate falling profits.[2]: 267 Unlike smaller agricultural co-operatives in East Anglia ECF catered for a broad range of farm produce and employed experts who gave advice to members and marketed their particular products.[2]: 267
For many years their offices were at 86 Princes Street, Ipswich.
In 1955 the co-operative built a grain silo on Neptune Quay, between Fore Street and Coprolite Street, in Ipswich Docks.[3][4]
In 1991/2 they had 420 employees and four subsidiary companies: Gleave & Key (Norfolk), Glisave and Key (Norfolk), ECF Fuels and (AB Handling).[5]
Refrences
- ^ Pollitt, Michael (2011). "John Alston: Norfolk farmer's leader was passionate about rugby and promoting food". Eastern Daily Press. No. 26 November 2011. Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Pam, Stephen John (2004). Essex Agriculture: Landowners’ and Farmers’ Responses to Economic Change, 1850-1914 (PDF). London: London School of Economics.
- ^ "Days Gone By - Memories of the changing face of Ipswich Dock". Ipswich Star. No. 31 January 2017. Archant media. 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Online Planning Information - 55/00323/FUL". ppc.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich County Borough Council. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Forsyth, J. (2013). Major Companies of Europe 1991/92: Volume 2 Major Companies of the United Kingdom. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 96. ISBN 978-94-011-3018-9.