Coppley Apparel Group

Coppley Apparel Group manufactured a menswear line of suits, sport coats and trousers called the Coppley Collection[1] from 1998[2] to 2008. It was owned by Hartmax Corporation. In 2008, Hartmax claimed bankruptcy[3] and sold Coppley Apparel Group to HMX Canada Acquisition Corp in 2009.[4] HMX Canada Acquisition Corp renamed Coppley Apparel Group to Coppley Corp.[4]

History

In 1883, G.C. Coppley, E. Finch Noyes and James Randall formed a menswear clothing company called Coppley, Noyes & Randall Ltd after purchasing John Calder & Co, a wholesale clothing company.[5] Coppley Noyes & Randall Ltd was located at 56 York Boulevard, Hamilton, Ontario in a building called the Commercial Block.[6] The Commercial Block "is the finest surviving pre-confederation" [7] stone building in the City of Hamilton.

In 1950, Max Enkin purchased Coppley, Noyes & Randall Ltd and kept it as a menswear clothing company.[8] In 1998, Coppley, Noyes & Randall Ltd was purchased by Hartmarx Corporation who renamed the company to Coppley Apparel Group Limited.[2] Ten years following the acquisition, Hartmarx Corporation went bankrupt[3] and sold Coppley Apparel Group Limited to HMX Canada Acquisition Corp who later renamed the company Coppley Corp in 2009.[4]

References
  1. Perceptive Blogging, Career Wear on a Budget, June 28, 2009
  2. PRNewswire, Chicago, Dec.7
  3. Netdock, Hartmax Corporation Files for Bankruptcy in Illinois, January 24, 2009 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
  5. Times Printing Company, "Hamilton, the Birmingham of Canada", Times Printing Company, Hamilton, ON, 1893, pg. 46 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Toronto Library Digital Collection
  6. Google Map
  7. Hamilton’s Heritage, Vol. 5, June 2005, pg. 122
  8. Coppley, The Beginnings Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
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