Bacup Shoe Company

The Bacup Shoe Company

Company type| Private
Industry| Footwear, Shoes
Founded| 1928
Founder| Ernst Goodwin
Headquarters|

Lancashire

England

Subsidiaries| Redfoot[1]
Website| www.bacupshoe.com

The Bacup Shoe Company is a footwear company based in the village of Stacksteads, near Bacup, Lancashire, England. The Bacup Shoe Co. was founded in 1928 and incorporated in 1929 by Ernest Goodwin.[2] The Bacup Shoe company was one of the last well known footwear manufacturers to stop manufacturing in the late 1990s and turn to importing footwear from the Far East.[3][4] Suppliers are based in China (where the company is also based), Vietnam and Spain.[5][6]

## History

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The Bacup Shoe Company was founded in 1928 by Ernest Goodwin, a former footballer for Manchester City F.C., along with shoemaker Walter Smith.[7] In 2002 the company opened a new division called Alpha Logistics & Warehousing to make full use of the available warehouse storage facilities and the talented local workforce.[8] Along with the expansion of its headquarters the company has recently launched a new girls shoe brand, named Redfoot After Party Shoe, which are a patented range of foldable shoes.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Cornall, Vanessa (5 October 2011). "Bacup entrepreneur fails to scoop Dragons' Den investment". Lancaster Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. ^ "Wide Fitting Famous Footwear and Famous Foot Care Products by - Natureform.co.uk". Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
3. ^ "Lancashire County Council: Lancashire Profile". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
4. ^ "Retailing - UK News 1998". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
5. ^ "SHOEINFONET Wanted - Employee". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
6. ^ "Bacup Shoes". www.bacupshoe.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
7. ^ Adams, Chris (19 March 2014). "Historic Rossendale shoe companies to be immortalised". Lancaster Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
8. ^ a b "Stepping Into the Global Market". SAP. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

## External links

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* Official Website