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Renola works-
1930-1987 REYNOLDS AND CO.
Mr Wilfred Reynolds started the business in 1930 manufacturing underwear. The firm was originally based on Papplewick Lane, but soon moved to premises on Watnall Road, when the company employed one hundred and forty people.
In 1938, the firm amalgamated with Messrs. Newby, Groves and Meakin of Leicester but continued with its own ‘Renola’ brand.
In 1987 the factory closed due to the introduction of cheap imports into the U.K. The premises became a gymnasium, called the “Muscle Factory”. '
