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Times Online Business, 06.01.09 12:34 UTC

Josiah Wedgwood: ruthless innovator whose legacy was left in pieces by the Ikea generation

They should have been celebrating Josiah Wedgwood’s 250th anniversary this year. It was in 1759 that Wedgwood potter, innovator, ruthless perfectionist and shameless self-promoter first set up ...

Telegraph, 05.01.09 15:01 UTC

Waterford Wedgwood becomes the latest business to face collapse

More than two centuries of British industry and up to 2,000 jobs are in jeopardy as Waterford Wedgwood became the latest business to call in receivers, as it placed some of its UK subsidiaries into administration.