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- ↑ "Welcome to Anstey Wallpaper UK". Anstey.uk.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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- ↑ "Walker Greenback PLC : Annual Report and acoounts 2016" (PDF). Walkergreenbank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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