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Canterbury
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- Lane Walker Rudkin Limited
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1904-present
History
Canterbury began in the mid-1920s as the brand name for finely knitted woollen underwear made by Lane Walker Rudkin Limited (LWR) in Ashburton, New Zealand. Into the 1930s they expanded by manufacturing rayon and cotton knitwear as well as swimwear and sportswear, including developing a cotton rugby jersey which became a signature product. In 2009 the company went into receivership and the Canterbury brand was purchased by Pentland Group in 2012.
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Sources
Felicity Price, Lane Walker Rudkin: 100 years in the making (Christchurch: Hazard Press, 2005)