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Frederick William Rushbrooke (9 December 1861 - 1953) was the founder of Halfords, the United Kingdom 's largest chain of cycle shops. Career. The son of a miller and confectioner from Willenhall in Staffordshire, Frederick Rushbrooke initially established himself in business in 1892 as a wholesale ironmonger in Birmingham. [1] .
Halfords was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke, in Birmingham in 1892, as a wholesale ironmongery. The company takes its name from Halford Street, named after the physician, Henry Halford, in Leicester, where Rushbrooke opened a store in 1902 and started selling cycling goods.
Historia. La empresa fue fundada por Frederick Rushbrooke en Birmingham en 1892 como una ferretería al por mayor. 1 En 1902, Rushbrooke se trasladó a una tienda en Halford Street en Leicester, y la compañía fue nombrada después de esta calle, y comenzó a vender artículos de ciclismo. Abrió su tienda en 1931, y compró la Birmingham ...
Frederick William Rushbrooke (1861- ), founder of the Halford Cycle Co. 1937 Bio Note [1] RUSHBROOKE, Frederick William; b. 1861, at Willenhall, Staffs.; s. of Joshua Rushbrooke; J.P. of the City of Birmingham, 1933. Educ.: Queen's College, Taunton; 1893, commenced business as Hardware Factor and Cycle Fittings Factor; 1907, formed business ...
Burrowed deep in the heart of Birmingham in 1892, Frederick Rushbrooke embarked upon a venture that would soon morph into a national institution – Halfords. A simple wholesale ironmongery at its birth, little did he know that he was transforming his modest beginning into what would become an iconic brand, and one that still thrives even after ...
Frederick William Rushbrooke was the founder of Halfords, one of the United Kingdom"s largest chains of cycle shops. Background The son of a miller and confectioner from Willenhall in Staffordshire, Frederick Rushbrooke initially established himself in business as a wholesale ironmonger in Birmingham.
1892 Halfords traces its origins to a store founded in Birmingham by Frederick William Rushbrooke as a wholesale ironmongery. The name originates from a store on Halford Street in Leicester, which was opened circa 1902 by Rushbrooke, selling cycling goods. 1906 The Halford Cycle Co was formed. 1911 November. new premises in Moor Street, Birmingham.
