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Shepherd, David
Thomas, Luke
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Paul Riès
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Founded in 1865 the company of Paul Riès &
Sons (Aden) Ltd. held the distinction of
being the oldest established European
company in the colony. It's opening was
timely considering the opening of the Suez
Canal in 1869 which helped the company's
position immensely. Based on the export
of skins, coffee and gums, the company
developed a large import department which
handled commodities such as sugar and flour,
building products such as cement, and a wide
range of manufactured goods. The company
later became involved in Aden's
salt industry.
Paul Riès activities and agencies brought
him into direct competition with
Antonin Besse; they
became bitter rivals and Besse tried
unsuccessfully on more than one occasion to
'crush' him.
Household commodities included agencies for
Frigidaire air-conditioners and
refrigerators, Kenwood kitchen appliances,
Olympia typewriters and Telefunken radios,
radiograms and tape-recorders, all of which
offered excellent service support from a
small but very efficient workshop.
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Engineering and automotive equipment were
two major lines and by 1962 included the
following agencies: |
Paul
Riès building on Maalla Relief Road,
Maalla |
The business prospered and by the late 40's
Paul's son, Maurice had become the leading
partner.
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AUTOMOTIVE |
ENGINEERING |
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Albion trucks
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Borgward Cars
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Citroen cars
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Daimler cars
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GMC - Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC
trucks
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Grey marine engines
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Lambretta scooters
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Lloyd cars
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Opel cars
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Peugeot cars
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Rolls-Royce
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Ste. L'Air Liquid
(oxy-acetylene)
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Solex carburettors
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U.S. Rubber (tyres & rubber)
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Broom & Wade (compressors
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Caterpillar Tractor Co.
(tractors and earth-moving
equipment)
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Conveyancer Forklift Trucks
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John Allen & Sons (cranes)
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Lister Blackstone Group
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Massey-Ferguson (tractors &
implements)
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N.C.K. Rapier (excavators)
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R.H. Neal & Co. Ltd (cranes)
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Ransoms & Rapier (contractors
plant)
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Rotary Hoes Ltd. (Howard
Rotavators)
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Winget Ltd.
(concrete mixers and vibrators)
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The company maintained large, modern
workshops which were reputed to be of the
best in Aden. Paul Riès & Sons business
empire expanded to French Somaliland,
Eritrea and Ethiopia with branches or agents
in Yemen, Somalia and the Eastern Aden
Protectorate.
Sister company L. Savon & Riès (Aden
Shipping) Co. Ltd. held a number of shipping
agencies such as Lloyd Triestino, whilst
Aden Coasters, another associate company,
handled coastal business with two small
vessels.
In the 1960's the automotive business, at
least, was located on
the Maalla Relief Road, Maalla.
Savon, Riès & Thabet Shipping Co. Ltd.
maintained offices on the ground floor of
the Rock Hotel
in Steamer Point and at Cloth Bazaar in
Crater.
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This page last updated
Sunday, 08 June 2008
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