Foden's Band

Brass band from Sandbach (Cheshire, England, UK), established around 1900. It was funded initially by the industrialist Edwin Foden. On the 13 October 1980, the company, which had for many years sponsored the band, sold its assets to the 'Paccar Company of Seattle', USA. They decided to keep its sponsorship going but, two years later, renamed as 'Sandbach Engineering Company' they decided to withdraw funding for band on the 31 December 1982. In 1983, Richard Carlton Tickell, owner of OTS (Overseas Technical Service) took over the sponsorship of the band and now the Foden's OTS Band were back in business. By the end of 2007 and the start of 2008 Foden's Band were again looking for sponsorship as the Richardson association came to an end. Instead of one major sponsor the band has become self-financing. [u]Historical names timeline[/u]: Unknown year: Foden's Prize Band 1902: Foden Motor Waggon Works Band 1906: Foden Motor Wagon Works Band 1911: Foden Motor Works Band 1979: Foden's Band 1983: Foden's OTS Band 3 December 1987: Britannia Building Society Foden Band (official name change, but that name was in use since July 1986) December 1988: Britannia Building Society Band 28 July 1997: Foden's Courtois Band (official name change) 24 February 1998: Foden (Courtois) Band (constitutional name change) 2003: Foden's Richardson Band 2008: Foden's Band