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c.1815 Eastwood and Co was formed at a time when there was a shortage of building materials for construction of houses<ref>The Times Jul 05, 1921</ref> | |||
1920 Eastwoods Ltd was incorporated as a public company to acquire and extend the business of Eastwood and Co Ltd, brick manufacturers, barge and wharf owners, and old established builders merchants<ref> The Times Mar 04, 1920 </ref> | 1920 Eastwoods Ltd was incorporated as a public company to acquire and extend the business of Eastwood and Co Ltd, brick manufacturers, barge and wharf owners, and old established builders merchants<ref> The Times Mar 04, 1920 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 13 June 2012
Makers of bricks and cement; builders merchants
c.1815 Eastwood and Co was formed at a time when there was a shortage of building materials for construction of houses[1]
1920 Eastwoods Ltd was incorporated as a public company to acquire and extend the business of Eastwood and Co Ltd, brick manufacturers, barge and wharf owners, and old established builders merchants[2]
1929 9th OGM of Eastwoods Ltd[3]
1934 See Eastwoods Group: 1934 Review
1942 The meetings of Eastwoods Cement Ltd, Eastwoods Lewes Cement Ltd and Eastwoods Humber Cement Ltd were held at the same time[4].
1943 Sidney Garcke joined the board[5]
1945 Eastwoods Ltd would amalgamate the 4 subsidiary companies for reasons of efficiency, namely Eastwoods Flettons Ltd, Eastwoods Cement Ltd, Eastwoods Lewes Cement Ltd and Eastwoods Humber Cement Ltd [6].
1963 Acquired by Rugby Portland Cement Co who sold Eastwoods Ltd to Redland Holdings who sold Eastwood Cement back to Rugby Portland, including its 3 cement plants[7].