The company was established by Albert Francois, a Belgian who had been striving to improve grouting associated with shaft sinking for coal mining, as the Francois Cementation Company based at Doncaster in 1910.[2]
The company began to struggle and needed strong direction. One of the board members, John Alexander Agnew, a director and later Chairman of Consolidated Goldfields asked his son-in-law, Abram Rupert Neelands, a Canadian mining engineer, to look over the company and report its prospects. The shareholders were impressed with a report produced by Rupert and asked if he could commit to the company. The offer was accepted on the basis Rupert had 'full charge and complete control', and he took over management of the business in 1921. Through the vision of Rupert, a small profit started to be released. In 1941, the company was renamed as the Cementation Company.[3]
During World War II it undertook the grouting of 15 runways.[4] In the 1950s, it undertook grouting for several major dams, including the Kariba Dam on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and the Dukan Dam in Iraq.[5] Then, in 1967, it acquired Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.[6] The Cementation Company was acquired by Trafalgar House in 1970.[7] In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher faced conflict-of-interest questions in the House of Commons about the involvement of her son Mark in representing Cementation in its bid to build a university in Oman at a time when the Prime Minister was urging Omanis to buy British.[8] In 2001, it became part of Skanska.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"About Cementation Skanska". www.skanska.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Profile: Mark Thatcher". BBC News. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
Sourcesedit
O'Driscoll, Dick. (PDF). Skanska. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
January 01, 1970
cementation, company, large, british, construction, business, eventually, acquired, trafalgar, house, part, skanska, industryconstructionfounded1910fateacquiredsuccessortrafalgar, househeadquartersdoncaster, ukkey, peopleabram, rupert, neelands, chairman, prod. The Cementation Company was a large British construction business It was eventually acquired by Trafalgar House and is now part of Skanska 1 The Cementation CompanyIndustryConstructionFounded1910FateAcquiredSuccessorTrafalgar HouseHeadquartersDoncaster UKKey peopleAbram Rupert Neelands Chairman ProductsConstructionParentSkanskaHistory editThe company was established by Albert Francois a Belgian who had been striving to improve grouting associated with shaft sinking for coal mining as the Francois Cementation Company based at Doncaster in 1910 2 The company began to struggle and needed strong direction One of the board members John Alexander Agnew a director and later Chairman of Consolidated Goldfields asked his son in law Abram Rupert Neelands a Canadian mining engineer to look over the company and report its prospects The shareholders were impressed with a report produced by Rupert and asked if he could commit to the company The offer was accepted on the basis Rupert had full charge and complete control and he took over management of the business in 1921 Through the vision of Rupert a small profit started to be released In 1941 the company was renamed as the Cementation Company 3 During World War II it undertook the grouting of 15 runways 4 In the 1950s it undertook grouting for several major dams including the Kariba Dam on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and the Dukan Dam in Iraq 5 Then in 1967 it acquired Cleveland Bridge amp Engineering Company 6 The Cementation Company was acquired by Trafalgar House in 1970 7 In 1984 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher faced conflict of interest questions in the House of Commons about the involvement of her son Mark in representing Cementation in its bid to build a university in Oman at a time when the Prime Minister was urging Omanis to buy British 8 In 2001 it became part of Skanska 1 References edit a b About Cementation Skanska www skanska co uk Retrieved 28 June 2017 O Driscoll p 7 O Driscoll p 29 O Driscoll p 40 O Driscoll p 35 O Driscoll p 45 O Driscoll p 51 Profile Mark Thatcher BBC News 26 August 2004 Retrieved 22 August 2007 Sources editO Driscoll Dick 100 Years of Cementation PDF Skanska Archived from the original PDF on 15 December 2013 Retrieved 15 December 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cementation Company amp oldid 1157854483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
