Sir Richard Branson's sorrow as Oswestry balloon company folds
They pushed the boundaries of balloon travel together – and today Sir Richard Branson spoke of his sadness at the closure of the factory in Per Lindstrand's name.
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The entrepreneur and adventurer used balloons made by Oswestry-based Lindstrand Hot Air Balloons on record-breaking journeys across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
But the firm was placed in liquidation at the beginning of this week, bringing an end to almost 40 years of hot air balloon manufacturing in the town.
