Difference between revisions of "UBM"
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1973 Acquired [[Wares and Bartlett]], builders merchants and contractors of Newcastle upon Tyne<ref>The Times Jan. 5, 1973</ref> | 1973 Acquired [[Wares and Bartlett]], builders merchants and contractors of Newcastle upon Tyne<ref>The Times Jan. 5, 1973</ref> | ||
United Builders Merchants changed its name to UBM | United Builders Merchants changed its name to UBM Group | ||
1976 Subsidiaries included:<ref>The Times Apr. 23, 1976</ref> | 1976 Subsidiaries included:<ref>The Times Apr. 23, 1976</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 6 August 2022
United Builders Merchants of Bristol
1962 The 2 trading subsidiaries were[1]
- The Metal Agencies Co of Bristol
- William Dibben and Sons of Southampton
1969 Agreed bid for Devon Trading and Harvey's[2]
1970 Acquired Mercian Builders Merchants[3]
1972 Acquired A. E. Harris, Ford dealers of Cardiff[4]
1973 Acquired Wares and Bartlett, builders merchants and contractors of Newcastle upon Tyne[5]
United Builders Merchants changed its name to UBM Group
1976 Subsidiaries included:[6]
- UBM-Harvey, of Truro
- UBM-MAC, of Bristol
- UBM-Mercian, of Birmingham
- UBM-Rycroft, of Bradford
1983 Norcros made an abortive bid for UBM builders merchants
1985 Norcros succeeded in a later bid for UBM[7]
1989 Norcros arranged to sell UBM to Meyer International who in turn sold Crosby Manufacturing to Norcros[8]
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