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The joinery department produced some of the finest joinery in the North West of England with examples at Manchester Town Hall Extensions, Manchester Free Trade Hall, Bank of England, Albert Hall Manchester, Stockport Plaza, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and John Rylands Library. The saying in the 1950's was that Gerrard's built half of Manchester. | The joinery department produced some of the finest joinery in the North West of England with examples at Manchester Town Hall Extensions, Manchester Free Trade Hall, Bank of England, Albert Hall Manchester, Stockport Plaza, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and John Rylands Library. The saying in the 1950's was that Gerrard's built half of Manchester. | ||
1969 Amalgamated with the [[Fram Group]] and became Fram Gerrard. | 1963 Joined the Multi-Storey Construction Association of Glasgow. | ||
1969 Amalgamated with the [[Fram Group]] and became Fram Gerrard. | |||
1973 Taken over by the [[Leonard Fairclough Civil Engineering Group]] | |||
Later to become [[AMEC]] in the 1980s. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* With thanks to David Roughley | * With thanks to David Roughley | ||
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[[Category: Town - Manchester]] | [[Category: Town - Manchester]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:08, 29 November 2023
of Manchester, of Swinton (1961), aka Garrard's of Swinton
Builders and contractors
1864 Company started.
The joinery department produced some of the finest joinery in the North West of England with examples at Manchester Town Hall Extensions, Manchester Free Trade Hall, Bank of England, Albert Hall Manchester, Stockport Plaza, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and John Rylands Library. The saying in the 1950's was that Gerrard's built half of Manchester.
1963 Joined the Multi-Storey Construction Association of Glasgow.
1969 Amalgamated with the Fram Group and became Fram Gerrard.
1973 Taken over by the Leonard Fairclough Civil Engineering Group
Later to become AMEC in the 1980s.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- With thanks to David Roughley