Limmer Holdings
Industry | Construction |
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Founded | 1881 |
Defunct | 1971 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Tarmac |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Sir William Barnes, (Chairman)[1] |
Limmer Holdings was a major contracting business based in London.
History
The Company was founded circa 1881 as the Limmer & Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company with the objective of undertaking road contracting using high quality asphalt from Limmer in Germany[2] and from the Pitch Lake in Trinidad.[3] The company was based in Carnwarth Road in Fulham and secured major contracts for surfacing the roads of London.[4] The asphalt was imported and the stone came by barge from Scotland.[4] The Company was acquired by Tarmac in 1971.[5]
References
External links
- Photograph of a Limmer & Trinidad truck