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CHINA and glassware group Waterford Wedgwood is expected to invest in the Royal Doulton rights issue, despite voting against the cash call by its smaller rival. Waterford, chaired by Tony O'Reilly ...
Luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood has agreed to a £39.9m sterling (€57.8m) cash offer for loss making UK ceramic and glassware maker Royal Doulton. Waterford Wedgwood said it would offer 12 ...
Between them, Waterford Wedgwood and Royal Doulton dominate the British market for crystal, china and other high-value home wares. But both are struggling to maintain sales in the face of lower ...
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Fiskars says it has agreed to buy luxury home goods maker WWRD, whose brands include Waterford crystal and ... brands also include Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and ...
Waterford Crystal is a subsidiary of Finland-based ... In 2015, Fiskars agreed to pay about €400m for WWRD (Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton) to KPS.
formed in 1986 when crystal maker Waterford bought the 250-year-old Wedgwood china business, said it would pay 12p a share in cash for Royal Doulton, whose china graced the tables of the Titanic.
Irish-based crystal ... and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today said it was advanced talks on a possible cash offer at 12 pence per share for chinaware manufacturers Royal Doulton.
Waterford Crystal’s flagship factory in Dungarvan ... integration of the Wedgwood division with the newly acquired Royal Doulton.
WWRD makes products under such brand names as Waterford and Wedgwood. Finnish home and garden firm Fiskars has paid $437m (£280m) to buy Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton, the china and glass company.
The company will produce ranges of ceramic and crystal products, including a number of limited-edition Waterford, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton pieces ... including ceramics and glassware, were held last ...