Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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E. Pollard and Co
From Graces Guide
of 29, Clerkenwell Road, London
1895 Company founded.
1912 Private company.
1914 Shop Front Manufacturers, Show Case Makers, &c. Incorporated as a Limited Company.
1927 Company made public.
1930 Amalgamated with E. Pollard (Sundries) and Samuel Haskins and Brothers.[1]
1939 Subsidiaries included:[2]
- Hammond and Champness, lifts and hoists.
- Haskins, steel shutters and ironwork.
- Morris Singer Co, architectural bronze founders.
1961 Engaged as manufacturers of steel shutters, rolling grilles, fire doors, architectural metalwork, electric lifts, shop fronts, and equipment manufacturers. Also store fitters, builders and contractors. 2,000 employees.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, June 19, 1930
- ↑ The Times, April 27, 1939
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE