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''Note: this is a sub-section of [[GKN]] | ''Note: this is a sub-section of [[GKN]] | ||
1964 With increasing demand for steel reinforcements for buildings, the [[GKN]] group acquired | 1964 With increasing demand for steel reinforcements for buildings, the [[GKN]] group acquired a Scottish piling and foundations contractor, '''Caledonian Foundations''' | ||
1965 '''Caledonian Foundations''' was combined with a complementary pile-driving company, [[Holmpress Piles]], to form [[GKN Foundations]]<ref>The Times May 05, 1965</ref> | 1965 '''Caledonian Foundations''' was combined with a complementary pile-driving company, [[Holmpress Piles]], to form [[GKN Foundations]]<ref>The Times May 05, 1965</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 24 March 2021
Note: this is a sub-section of GKN
1964 With increasing demand for steel reinforcements for buildings, the GKN group acquired a Scottish piling and foundations contractor, Caledonian Foundations
1965 Caledonian Foundations was combined with a complementary pile-driving company, Holmpress Piles, to form GKN Foundations[1]
1974 GKN Foundations acquired Johann Keller GmbH of West Germany[2]
1976 Formation of GKN Keller, bringing together GKN Foundations with its subsidiary Johann Keller[3]
1990 The foundations division was sold to its management, becoming Keller[4]