ECC: Acquisitions and Amalgamations
Note: This is a sub-section of ECC
Amalgamations and Acquisitions from 1919
1919 English China Clays Ltd incorporated, to acquire the assets of West of England and Great Beam Clay Co, Martin Brothers, and the North Cornwall China Clay Co
1920 John Nicholls & Company Ltd (properties only); Melbur China Clay Co(assets only)
1927 North Goonbarrow China Clay Co; Great Halviggan China Clay Co; Imperial Goonbarrow Clays; Rosevear Clays; Hallivet China Clay Co
1929 William Varcoe and Sons; Cornwall Porcelain Clays; Burthy Clays; New Halwyn China Clay Co; Carbis China Clay and Brick Co; Trethowal China Clay Co (properties only); Varcoes China Clays
1933 Manchester China Clay Co (property only); Newquay China Clay Co (assets only); Rocks Clay Works; Lansalon China Clay (property only); Lee Moor freehold
1934 Great Treviscoe Works; Lambe Estate freeholds; Wheal Anna Clay Mining Co; Grose and Stocker; Continental China Clay Co; Bugle China Clay Co (assets only); Rock Hill China Clay Co; Rosevear China Clay Co
1935 Super Clay Co; Stenalees China Clay Co; Forest Sett and Works
1936 Rosemellyn Works; Single Rose Clay Co
1937 Robinson's Mica Works; Hendra Sett and Fortescue freeholds; Central Cornwall Artificial Stone and Concrete Co; Gunheath Concrete Works; Dartmoor China Clay Co
1938 Cornish Kaolin (assets only); Matthews Concrete Block Works; Mineral rights— Burgotha and Virginia Setts; Plympton Trading Co;
1939 Bloomdale China Clay Co (properties only)
1940 Mid-Cornwall China Clay Co; J. R. F. Bradford (assets only); Skidmore and Co (assets only)
1941 West Gunheath Clay Co; Molinnis Mica Works; Par Moor China Clay Co
1942 Clay property in Georgia, USA; Gover Valley Mica Works.
1945 Selleck Nicholls Ltd; John Williams and Co (Cornwall); Wheal Grey Block Works; Par Harbour properties.
1946 Kaolin Corporation (assets only); Meier Garin et Cie (Brussels); Gothers freehold; Gears China Clay Co (assets only); South Carelaze Clay and Mica Co; Par Moor Sand and Block Works; Gover Clay Sett.
1947 Gronant Chert Quarry; Hoare Bros.
1948 Heavy Transport Co; Parkyn and Peters.
1949 Glyn Valley Works.
1950 James Best and Son; Wemblyn China Clay Co (assets only); Stannon Works freehold; Chapel Mills freehold; Jeffords Quarry.
1951 Ringslade Ball Clay properties; Smallhanger China Clay (property); Beacon Clays roadstone quarry.
1952 Gaverigan freeholds
1953 South Fraddon China Clay (assets only); Carpalla United China Clay Co
1955 Hendy Quarry Co; Western Haulage Contractors (Plymouth); City Haulage (Plymouth); Cornwall Mills; Yate Mills; Freeholds of Stenalees Sett, St Dennis, and Parkandillack Sett and Ruddle Common Sett purchased.
1956 Mineral Industries; Hoare Brothers; Norman E. May; Granulite Quarries (Meldon).
1957 Hexter and Budge; Northcott Group of Quarries.
1958 Freehold of Hemerdon Sett
1959 Croft Granite Brick and Concrete Co; Patent Victoria Stone Co; Erith Construction Co; Manor of Treverbyn freeholds.
1961 Williams Luke and Co (assets only); Callow Rock Lime Co; Glover and Uglow; Kelly Bray Suppliers Co; Farm Utilities (assets only); Lime Distributors (South West); Gunheath, Carbean and Ruddle freeholds purchased.
1962 Concrete Products (Westbury).
1963 Harris and Company (Shipping) Ltd.
1964 W. D. Tamlyn and Co; Carthew Estate;
1965 Meeth (North Devon) Clay Co; Altree and Channon; Great Longstone China Clays.
1966 M. S. Small; T. Couch and Son.
1967 Pike Brothers, Fayle and Co; Sydney Green and Sons (Contractors) Ltd Group of Companies.
1968 Golden Valley Colours; Rogers and Cooke (Salisbury); W. G. Griffin.
See Also
Sources of Information
- The History of English China Clays by Kenneth Hudson. Published 1969. ISBN 7153 4655 5