Trollope & Colls
 | |
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Trafalgar House |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Marlow, UK |
Trollope & Colls was once one of the United Kingdom's largest construction companies.
History
The Company was formed out of the merger of George Trollope & Sons (founded by Joseph Trollope, a wallpaper hanger, in 1778) and Colls & Sons (founded by Benjamin Colls, a painter and decorator, in 1840).[1]
The merged firm started to specialise in civil engineering and during World War I undertook pioneering work on reinforced concrete.[1] In 1969 the Company was acquired by Trafalgar House.[1] By 1994 it was the largest contractor in the United Kingdom by turnover.[2]
On 18 April 1996 Norwegian shipbuilding and engineering group Kvaerner acquired Trafalgar House Construction, as the business became known, as part of a £904 million offer for Trafalgar House plc.[3]
Major projects
Projects undertaken by the Company included: the Institute of Chartered Accountants completed in 1892,[1] Claridges completed in 1897,[1] the Baltic Exchange completed in 1903,[1] Lloyds Bank in Lombard Street completed in 1931,[1] Trawsfynndd power station completed in 1962[1] and the Stock Exchange Tower completed in 1972.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Trollope & Colls at the National Archives
- ↑ The British building industry since 1800 By Christopher Powell Page 220 Routledge, 1996, ISBN 978-0-419-20730-6
- ↑ Kvaerner Is Close to Bidding for Troubled Group: Lifeline for Trafalgar House? International Herald Tribune, 28 February 1996
Further reading
- Trollope & Colls, City builders for 200 years 1778-1978, Published in 1978, Printed by Precision Press for Trollope & Colls, Marlow, Buckinghamshire