How it started
Origins
Ronald "Eddy" Edmondson (1917–2007) was a qualified architect and surveyor and joined the Royal Artillery in World War II. At the end of the War he was stationed in Turin, Italy, and became interested in a nearby factory where the Germans had been experimenting with plastic injection moulding. Returning home after the War, Eddy rented a corner of a factory in Hither Green and set up his own plastic moulding company, Plastiers Limited (Lewisham) on 18 October 1946.
He carried out early pioneering work with a variety of plastic moulded products and machinery. He trade-moulded plastic products for many different applications and customers, from table mats, brooches and earrings, ring cases (for wedding and engagement rings) and plastic chandeliers.
As the business grew Eddy and the team moved from Hither Green to New Eltham and then in 1962 moved to Belvedere.
Origins of name
Eddy Edmondson's grandfather was Hunter Edmondson (born 1852). Hunter Edmondson was named after his paternal grandmother, Mary Hunter (born about 1782 in the Lake District).
From Wikipedia’s article on Hunter Plastics Limited, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2