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1920 [[Eastwoods Group|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 Group|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> | ||
1925 Flotation of Eastwoods Cement Ltd<ref> The Times, Aug 07, 1925</ref>. | |||
1929 9th OGM of Eastwoods Ltd<ref>The Times Sep 06, 1929</ref> | 1929 9th OGM of Eastwoods Ltd<ref>The Times Sep 06, 1929</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 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]
1925 Flotation of Eastwoods Cement Ltd[3].
1929 9th OGM of Eastwoods Ltd[4]
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[5].
1943 Sidney Garcke joined the board[6]
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 [7].
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[8].