E. Pollard and Co
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.
1954 Pollard, E. and Co., Ltd. 299, Oxford Street, London, W.l. T,: Mayfair 6703. Head Office: 159, St. John Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1. T.: Clerkenwell 6701. T,A, and Cables: Staying London. Components.[3]
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.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, June 19, 1930
- ↑ The Times, April 27, 1939
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
