C. F. Casella & Co. Ltd.
founded 1905
Charles Frederick Casella (1852–1916), a manufacturer of scientific instruments, was the younger son of Louis Pascal Casella and Maria Louisa Tagliabue. He was born in London on 25 February 1852.
On his father's death in 1897 Charles Frederick was left in charge of the family business, L. Casella. The firm was struggling at the time and C. F. Casella lacked business skills. Around 1905, the firm's name was changed C. F. Casella & Co., but leaflets, catalogues, and finished instruments continued to be issued under the name of L. P. Casella. The firm also relocated to a cheaper site in Westminster.
Casella was able to turn the company around by hiring Rowland Miall, an accomplished business manager, and Robert Abraham, who brought skills in engineering and some much needed capital.
The three formed a limited liability company in 1910, moved to new premises in south London in 1912, and launched a successful range of instruments.
On his father's death in 1897 Charles Frederick was left in charge of the family business, L. Casella. The firm was struggling at the time and C. F. Casella lacked business skills. Around 1905, the firm's name was changed C. F. Casella & Co., but leaflets, catalogues, and finished instruments continued to be issued under the name of L. P. Casella. The firm also relocated to a cheaper site in Westminster.
Casella was able to turn the company around by hiring Rowland Miall, an accomplished business manager, and Robert Abraham, who brought skills in engineering and some much needed capital.
The three formed a limited liability company in 1910, moved to new premises in south London in 1912, and launched a successful range of instruments.
“Casella, Louis Pascal (1812–1897),” Mari E. W. Williams in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, eee online ed., ed. Lawrence Goldman, Oxford: OUP, , http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48369 (accessed June 15, 2012).
A brief history is available at the company's <a href="http://www.casellausa.com/en/about_us.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.