Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation (ARC) was a British stone quarrying company.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Quarrying |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Hanson plc |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
History
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]
References
- Felgett, Mary; Godden, James (2000). The Parish of St. Kew North Cornwall. Volume 2. James Godden. p. 10. ISBN 0-9530425-1-0.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Farmer, Keith (August 1968). "Amalgamated Roadstone". The Industrial Railway Record. Industrial Railway Society. 20: 269–281/288.
- "Hanson Building Products". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
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