Fine Spinners and Doublers

Fine Spinners and Doublers was a major cotton spinning business based in Manchester, England.

Businesses that joined in this enterprise at the time included A&G Murray Ltd, Houldsworths, CE Bennett & Co, James & Wainwright Bellhouse and McConnell & Co; but many more followed in subsequent years.

[2][3] The new association was vast compared with its competitors and its large size enabled it to secure its supplies of cotton from the Sea Island and Egypt.

Sunday working and double shifts were introduced in a plan to quadruple production in order to manufacture defensive barrage balloons.

At peak of production 10 mills were used to output 91,000 kilograms (200,000 lb) of fine super-combed yarn a week; that is 50% of the industry total.