Ca Et La, a Tokyo-based umbrella manufacturer, has therefore come up with “+TIC” (Plus-tic), an umbrella made entirely of plastic. The product, being flexible, does not readily snap in a ...

Mr Holm, an umbrella manufacturer, is haunted by the name ‘Bech’, which he suddenly appears everywhere in his home. Holm is convinced that Bech – the famous theatre actor – is courting his ...

Arnold Fulton, the Polish-born founder of Britain's largest umbrella manufacturer, owes a lot to Jurek Igra. First, Igra helped him and his sister, Sonja, stay alive in the Warsaw Ghetto during ...