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* 1778 '''Joseph Trollope''' formed [[George Trollope and Sons]].
* 1778 '''Joseph Trollope''' formed [[George Trollope and Sons]].


* 1840 '''Benjamin Colls''' formed [[Colls and Sons]].
* 1840 '''Benjamin Colls''' formed [[Colls and Sons]].  


* 1903 The present company was formed by the uniting of these two companies and was incorporated as [[George Trollope and Sons and Colls and Sons]] Ltd. on 30 November.
* 1903 The company was registered on 30 November, to amalgamate the building businesses of '''George Trollope and Sons''' and [[Colls and Sons]].  The two companies were united and incorporated as '''George Trollope and Sons and Colls and Sons'''. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>


* 1914 Builders, contractors, decorators and furnishers. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
* 1914 Builders, contractors, decorators and furnishers. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>

Revision as of 17:03, 30 October 2008

of 5 Coleman Street, London EC

  • 1903 The company was registered on 30 November, to amalgamate the building businesses of George Trollope and Sons and Colls and Sons. The two companies were united and incorporated as George Trollope and Sons and Colls and Sons. [1]
  • 1914 Builders, contractors, decorators and furnishers. [2]

Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. 1914 Whitakers Red Book