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of Winchester House, Peckham, London
1847 Company founded by Thomas Tilling (1825-1893)
1851 Thomas Tilling started running horse-buses from Peckham[1]
1897 The company was registered to take over the business of job-masters, cab and omnibus proprietors, carried on under the same title. Horse omnibuses were gradually being replaced by motor omnibuses. [2] Became a public company.
c.1907 Thomas Tilling, a large bus operator, purchased W. A. Stevens which was renamed Tilling-Stevens.
1911 Directory lists the company at Rosewell Avenue, High street, Peckham SE and Molesworth Street, Lewisham SE and as 'motor car repairers and garages'. [3]
By 1912 Tillings had successfully motorized its bus services; entered into a pooling agreement with the London General Omnibus Co, which limited its motor bus fleet to 150. As a consequence it moved into provincial bus operations.
1916 Began to develop a series of 'area agreements' to regulate competition between the Tilling subsidiary businesses and those of the British Electric Traction company.
1921 Frederick Heaton joined the board of the company
1924 Together with British Electric Traction Co, the company owned 70% of the shares in British Automobile Traction Co[4].
1928 Increase in capital of British Automobile Traction Co to allow it to acquire the interests in omnibus undertaking of British Electric Traction Co and Thomas Tilling; company name changed to Tilling and British Automobile Traction Co[5].
Under Heaton's direction, Tillings acquired a number of businesses which were not put into joint ownership with BET.
1931 Acquired a controlling interest (>90 percent) in the National Omnibus and Transport Co Ltd[6]
1942 The shareholders of Tilling and British Automobile Traction Co agreed to split the company into 2, owned by the major shareholders. These would be named B.E.T. Omnibus Services Ltd (to be owned by British Electric Traction Co) and Tilling Motor Services Ltd (to be owned by Thomas Tilling). Tilling and British Automobile Traction Co would then be liquidated[7].
1948 The British Transport Commission acquired Tilling Motor Services together with other transport and haulage businesses[8]
1948 Formation of holding company.
1949 Started on a strategy of acquisition of family-owned businesses; these were purchased without resort to enforced take-overs; later the strategy was restricted to acquisitions where the company could obtain a majority holding[9]
1950 Acquired substantial interests in British Steam Specialties, maker of bronze and iron valves, and E. R. Holloway, maker of plastic powders; both became associated companies[10]. Acquired a 60 percent interest in James A. Jobling and Co, which became the largest subsidiary[11]
1951 Acquired Mark Dawson and Son, worsted spinners of Bradford, which would be complementary to the company's interests in Timothy Hird and Sons; also acquired Stevensons (Dyers), and 60 percent interest in Newey and Eyre of Birmingham, electrical distributors[12]
1961 Had eight main activities and 23 subsidiaries. Employed 13,000 persons. Holding company since 1948: [13][14]
- Building Supplies and Services
- Electrical Wholesaling
- Engineering and Allied Trades
- Glassware
- Hosiery, Knitware and Textiles
- Insurance
- Vehicle Distribution
- Other interests
1964 Exchange of subsidiaries with Courtaulds: Courtaulds acquired Spray and Burgass, dyers and finishers of Nottingham; Tillings acquired J. Walton (Electrical), a subsidiary of Lancashire Cotton Corporation[15]
1978 Acquired Liner Concrete Machinery Co
By 1983 Thomas Tilling included[16]:
- Newey and Eyre, electrical and electronic distributors
- DCE including Vokes, dust control equipment
- Tilcon, aggregates
- InterMed, health care
- Pretty Polly, ladies hosiery
- Graham Group, builders merchants
- Pilkingtons Tiles including Poole Pottery
- Cornhill Insurance
- Heinemann Group publishers
- Rest Assured, beds and other furniture
- Pascon, construction-related companies
- Cimex, manufacturers of floor cleaning machinery, and Nuway matting
1983 BTR Industries acquired Thomas Tilling in a contested take-over[17]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Key Dates in the History of London Transport, by Transport for London
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Post Office London Location Suburbs Directory, 1911.
- ↑ The Times, 7 July 1924
- ↑ The Times, 27 March 1928
- ↑ The Times, Mar 12, 1931
- ↑ The Times, 20 June 1942
- ↑ The Times 9 November 1948
- ↑ The Times, Apr 25, 1962
- ↑ The Times, Mar 06, 1950
- ↑ The Times, Mar 06, 1950
- ↑ The Times, Apr 23, 1952
- ↑ 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises
- ↑ The Times, Apr 25, 1961
- ↑ The Times, Nov 26, 1964
- ↑ The Times, Jun 02, 1983
- ↑ The Times, Jun 09, 1983