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[[Image:Im19071225BJ-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| December 1907. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im19080205BJ-Rub.jpg|thumb| February 1908.]] | [[Image:Im19080205BJ-Rub.jpg|thumb| February 1908.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1914ICB-p477.jpg |thumb|1914. Ruberoid Roofing on Transit Sheds at [[Southampton Docks]].]] | [[Image:Im1914ICB-p477.jpg |thumb|1914. Ruberoid Roofing on Transit Sheds at [[Southampton Docks]].]] | ||
[[Image:1918RuberoidCo.jpg|thumb| 1918]] | [[Image:1918RuberoidCo.jpg|thumb| 1918]] | ||
[[image:Im19191101IM-RuberoidCo.jpg |thumb| Nov 1919. ]] | [[image:Im19191101IM-RuberoidCo.jpg |thumb| Nov 1919. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1923RlyDiary-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| 1923. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1926EYB-Rub.jpg|thumb| 1926.]] | [[Image:Im1926EYB-Rub.jpg|thumb| 1926.]] | ||
[[Image:Im19300801MJ-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| August 1930. ]] | [[Image:Im19300801MJ-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| August 1930. ]] | ||
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[[Image:Im1951Benn-Ruberoid1.jpg|thumb|1951]] | [[Image:Im1951Benn-Ruberoid1.jpg|thumb|1951]] | ||
[[Image:Im1952BDig-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| 1952. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1952BDig-Ruberoid2.jpg|thumb| 1952. ]] | |||
[[image:Im195612PH-RuberoidCo.jpg|thumb|December 1956]] | [[image:Im195612PH-RuberoidCo.jpg|thumb|December 1956]] | ||
[[Image:Im19580307ICB-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| March 1958.]] | [[Image:Im19580307ICB-Ruberoid.jpg|thumb| March 1958.]] | ||
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1988 Acquired by [[Tarmac]] | 1988 Acquired by [[Tarmac]] | ||
1993 | 1993 [[Tarmac]] floated the waterproofing businesses as Ruberoid including [[Permanite]], [[Briggs Amasco]] and [[Aaronite]].<ref>The Times Nov. 2, 1993</ref><ref> The Times, November 06, 1993</ref> | ||
Acquired by Canadian [[IKO]] group<ref>The Times, July 16, 2009</ref> | Acquired by Canadian [[IKO]] group<ref>The Times, July 16, 2009</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 7 November 2023
Roofing contractor and manufacturer of various roofing products, of 72 Lincoln House, 296/302 High Holborn, London, WC1. Telephone: Holborn 9501 (4 lines). Telegraphic Address: "Ruberoid, London"; factory at Brimsdown, Middx.
of 663 Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London, WC1, (1949) (1960).
1906 Company formed by E. R. James and D. L. Irwin.
1914 Waterloo House, Knightrider Street, London E.C.[1]
1935 Public company incorporated to acquire a company of similar name
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Bitumen roofings for every type of roof and building. Ruberoid for large buildings, Starex and Pluvex for smaller buildings. Bitumen Damp Courses, Hessian Based and Lead-lined, Asbestos Roofings, Slaters' Felts. (Stand No. B.411) [2]
WWII Developed system of prefabricated landing strips for aircraft.
Post-WWII: Products included Ruberoid and Astos roofomh, Zylex slater's felts, Pluvex and Astos damp proof membranes[3]
1971 Acquired Vulcanite Ltd, of Belfast, maker of building materials and roofing sub-contractors[4]
1972 Acquired Pennycook Patent Glazing and Engineering Co[5]
1981 Acquired Catalin, manufacturer of industrial resins and resin-treated paper[6]
1983 Ruberoid Contracts acquired Coverwell Roofing from M. P. Harris (Holdings)[8]
1985 Canadian Pacific brought a suit against Camrex over the treatment of 4 ships in 1979; the claim was for £18 million, in comparison with Ruberoid's market capitalisation of £29 million[9]
1988 Acquired the remainder of the shares in Norwich Corrugated Board[10]
1988 Acquired by Tarmac
1993 Tarmac floated the waterproofing businesses as Ruberoid including Permanite, Briggs Amasco and Aaronite.[11][12]
Acquired by Canadian IKO group[13]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Advert
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair p408
- ↑ The Times, Apr 06, 1945
- ↑ The Times, May 11, 1971
- ↑ The Times, Jun 30, 1972
- ↑ The Times, Jul 21, 1981
- ↑ The Times, Jun 08, 1983
- ↑ The Times Aug 13, 1983
- ↑ The Times, May 17, 1985
- ↑ The Times April 07, 1988
- ↑ The Times Nov. 2, 1993
- ↑ The Times, November 06, 1993
- ↑ The Times, July 16, 2009
- The Times, Sep 25 1935