In 1927 Fred's father, Philip Wood was appointed the manager of the new lanolin factory based there and quickly set about refining the original production process, during the 1930s, increasing production in response to the growing range of applications for lanolin.
In 1927 Fred's father, Philip Wood became the first manager of the Croda lanolin factory based there. Philip swiftly refined the original production process and, during the 1930s, develop production in response to a growing range of product applications for lanolin.