Editing Clitheroe (section)

=== Industry ===
[[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]] founded a chemical plant in 1941, which was sold for a reported £260&nbsp;million in September 2002, to [[Johnson Matthey]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/buyer-is-found-for-ici-works-1-1673674 |title=Buyer is found for ICI works |date=26 September 2002 |work=Burnley Express |publisher=Johnston Publishing |access-date= 19 September 2015}}</ref> [[Sunroom|Conservatory]] manufacturer [[Ultraframe]] was started in Clitheroe, by John Lancaster in 1983. In March 1997, it floated on the stock exchange, being valued at £345&nbsp;million in 2003. In June 2006, however, a downturn led to a takeover by Brian Kennedy's Latium Holdings.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/782036.Ultraframe_accept___58m_takeover/ |title=Ultraframe accept £58m takeover |author=Ben Hewes |date=3 June 2006 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |publisher=Newquest |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2940255/Kennedy-snaps-up-troubled-Ultraframe.html |title= Kennedy snaps up troubled Ultraframe |author=Stephen Seawright |date=3 June 2006 |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>

[[Hanson Cement]] has been criticised for using [[industrial waste]] in its kilns. The company claims that its filters remove these and that government inspectors have approved the plant.

Another local firm, the family-owned [[animal feed]] producer Dugdale Nutrition can trace its history back to John Dugdale who was trading at [[Waddington, Lancashire|Waddington]] Post Office in 1850.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/red-letter-lady-in-dugdales-long-history-1-1691143 |title=Red letter lady in Dugdales' long history |date=19 June 2009 |work=The Clitheroe Advertiser & Times |publisher=Johnston Publishing |access-date= 19 September 2015}}</ref>