- Goblin Vacuum Cleaners
Goblin Vacuum Cleaners was a British brand of
vacuum cleaner s made from the early 1900s till the early 2000s.History
Goblin Vacuum Cleaners was one of the large factory industries in the
Surrey town ofLeatherhead ,Ashtead area. Having such a large work forced it even had its ownsocial club on site for staff.The factory was located at the top of Ermyn Way with the
Roman Road ,Stane Street , making up its southern border.In the early 80s the company changed its name to
BVC , British Vacuum Cleaners, though the new name never stuck with staff and locals.In
1985 the company decided to cease operations at the Leatherhead plant and move toGosport ,Hampshire .The plant closed its doors in May
1986 . After years of sitting empty the site was bought and built on byEsso .
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