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1960 Acquired [[Securicor]] Ltd | 1960 Acquired 60 percent interest in [[Securicor]] Ltd for investment purposes. Acquired [[Night Security]] Ltd to run in conjunction with Securicor<ref>The Times May 5, 1960</ref>; also owned the [[Grand, Folkestone|Grand Hotel, Folkestone]]<ref>The Times Jan. 19, 1961</ref> | ||
By 1963 was a subsidiary of [[Associated Hotels]]<ref>The Times Jan. 10, 1963</ref> | By 1963 was a subsidiary of [[Associated Hotels]]<ref>The Times Jan. 10, 1963</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 16 December 2020
1960 Acquired 60 percent interest in Securicor Ltd for investment purposes. Acquired Night Security Ltd to run in conjunction with Securicor[1]; also owned the Grand Hotel, Folkestone[2]
By 1963 was a subsidiary of Associated Hotels[3]
By the mid-1960s the Securicor subsidiary was earning more than the hotel part of the business.
1970 Took a lease on the new Arlington Court Hotel at Heathrow
1973 Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd and Associated Hotels sold all their hotels to Maxwell Joseph's Norfolk Hotels Group; as well as the Kensington Palace, the hotels included the Shaftesbury, the Prince of Wales, and the Eccleston[4]. Associated Hotels was renamed Securicor; its quoted subsidiary Kensington Palace Hotel was renamed Security Services[5]
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