We’re continuing the Lancashire Post’s 140th birthday celebrations by looking back at the household names that have put on Lancashire on the map.
To mark our paper’s major milestone, we’ve created galleries celebrating some of the very best things about our county.
First up we started with the legendary Lancastrians who made history over the years then we looked at the famous faces who keep our county’s name in lights today.
Now we turn our attention away from people to honour some of our biggest businesses.
Brands from every corner of industry- from food to motors to fashion- began their life here in Lancashire.
Take a look at 14 of the very best Lancashire brands next...
*Wondering why we’ve only picked 14? Well as it’s our 140th birthday, we are doing 10 galleries of 14.
5. Vimto
The recipe was invented in 1908 by Blackburn man John Noel Nichols, who went on to manufacture it in Manchester | archive
6. TVR
The sportscar manufacturer was founded by Blackpool man Trevor Wilkinson in his hometown in 1946. | National World
7. Baxi
The global heating firm can trace its beginnings back to 1866, when Richard Baxendale established an iron foundry in Preston.
8. Crown Paints
The major paint facturer was founded in Darwen in the late 1850s but can trace its origns back to 1777, when James Greenway established the Dob Meadows Print Shop in Darwen.