Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,850 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Pochin (Manchester)

From Graces Guide
December 1961.

of King Street Works, Middlewich

1935 Company incorporated, by Cedric and Arthur Pochin as joiners, joinery manufacturers, timber merchants, etc.

1945 Pochin (Contractors) Ltd was incorporated, presumably as a subsidiary

1962 Pochin (Development) Ltd was incorporated, presumably as a subsidiary

1963 The Pochin company had in hand 14 substantial building contracts[1]

1965 Name changed to Pochin's Ltd. Listed on the Manchester Stock Exchange. The business included building, contracting, civil engineering, plant hire and boat building; the company had a factory at Middlewich.[2]

1976 The principal activities were building and civil engineering contracting

1982 Name changed to Pochin's PLC of Middlewich

By 1990 was engaged in construction work and also concrete pumping[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times June 10, 1963
  2. The Times Mar. 17, 1965
  3. 1990 Annual report