Industry
Tottenham Hale is/has been the home of the following companies:
| Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hale Motors/ The Ray Powell Group | Rootes/Chrysler Main Dealers, 1970s. | |
| Cannon Automative | Makers of rubber car mats etc. | |
| Gestetner | It was formerly the location of the Gestetner duplicating machine factory, opened in 1906 and growing to be the largest duplicator manufacturer in the world and employing around 6,000 people until the 1970s. | |
| Eagle Pencils (later Berol) | 1910 to the 1990s | |
| Dickinsons Stationery | ||
| English Abrasives | Abrasive papers etc. | |
| Greater London Council (GLC) Supplies Department | The site of the 29,000m2 warehouse of the former Greater London Council which provided a centralised purchasing function for the GLC, the Inner London Education Authority and some of the outer London boroughs. |
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