• The Albert Potteries were in Albert Street (renamed Hobson Street in the early 1950's), Burslem - these works were acquired in 1950 by Dudson Bros.

• J. E. Heath Ltd was registered in March 1938, probably as China & Glass Merchants, the first directors were John Edgar Heath and Albert Robert Prichard.  - it is likely that the company remained dormant as a result of the Second World War.  

• In 1951 Dudson established J E Heath Ltd as a new catering ware manufacturer - the managing director was C. B. Dudson.  

• The 1953 Articles of Association listed the directors as the time as Hubert Scrivener Dudson, Mrs Helen Mary Dudson and Charles Bruce Dudson.

• A 1960 directory entry listed "Vitrified Ware... badged ware, canteen and hotel ware, hospital ware". They had agents in Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malta and South Africa. 

• Trade names were ERICA and ARMORLITE. 

• 1980 accounts recorded that J E Heath Ltd were whole owned by Dudson (Holdings) Ltd. The chairman was C. B. Dudson and managing director I. J. Dudson.  The number of employees was 193. 

• On the 1st June 1996 J E Heath Ltd changed its name to Dudson Armorlite.  The works director was Michael Cooke and the sales & marketing director was Peter John Goodwin. Other directors: Charles Bruce Dudson (also director of The Furlong Mills Company Ltd), Derek Max Dudson, Ian James Dudson.

• On the 31st March 2001 Dudson Armorlite Ltd became dormant and the assets and trade was transferred to Dudson Ltd. 

• Dudson Armorlite Ltd remained dormant until the 1st October 2019 when it was voluntarily dissolved and removed from the register.

BS4034 is the British Standard for Vitrified Hotelware

This mark (Feb 1989) was before J E Heath Ltd formally changed its name to Dudson Armorlite on the 1st June 1996