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. ^ ^{a b} PRNewswire, Chicago, Dec.7
3. ^ ^{a b} Netdock, Hartmax Corporation Files for Bankruptcy in Illinois, January 24, 2009 [1]
4. ^ ^{a b c} Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
5. ^ Times Printing Company, "Hamilton, the Birmingham of Canada", Times Printing Company, Hamilton, ON, 1893, pg. 46 [2] Toronto Library Digital Collection
6. ^ Google Map
7. ^ Hamilton’s Heritage, Vol. 5, June 2005, pg. 122
8. ^ Coppley, The Beginnings