Company type | Public |
---|---|
Industry | Quarrying |
Founded | 1935 |
Defunct | 1989 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Hanson plc |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation (ARC) was a British stone quarrying company.
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation Ltd. was formed on 23 April 1935 to acquire six quarry companies in Britain. These were Betty and Tom Ltd, Carreg-y-Liam Quarries Ltd, National Road Materials Ltd, National Roadstone Ltd, Port Nant Quarries Ltd, and Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd. [1]
In 1947 ARC acquired the majority of the shares of the British Quarrying Co Ltd (BQC) and its associated quarries. By 1958 the company owned 58 quarries. [2]
The company was acquired by Hanson plc as part of its acquisition of Consolidated Gold Fields in 1989. [3]
Locations of Quarries include:
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Company type | Public |
---|---|
Industry | Quarrying |
Founded | 1935 |
Defunct | 1989 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Hanson plc |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation (ARC) was a British stone quarrying company.
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation Ltd. was formed on 23 April 1935 to acquire six quarry companies in Britain. These were Betty and Tom Ltd, Carreg-y-Liam Quarries Ltd, National Road Materials Ltd, National Roadstone Ltd, Port Nant Quarries Ltd, and Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd. [1]
In 1947 ARC acquired the majority of the shares of the British Quarrying Co Ltd (BQC) and its associated quarries. By 1958 the company owned 58 quarries. [2]
The company was acquired by Hanson plc as part of its acquisition of Consolidated Gold Fields in 1989. [3]
Locations of Quarries include:
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: CS1 maint: location (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)