Anglo United Plc, of Chesterfield, coal distributors
1967 Anglo United Development Corporation, a Canadian mining group, was exploring in Ireland[1]
1986 Merger with Burnett and Hallamshire, coal miners.[2]
1986 Public company incorporated to acquire Anglo United Development Corporation Ltd
1988 Sold the UK coal mining interests; had interests in open cast coal mining and in supply of solid fuelds. Acquired Seaham Harbour and Dock Co[3]
1989-90 Sold the quarry interests of Coalite to Charter Consolidated[5] and many of the other non-core parts of Coalite[6]
1994 Management buy-out of Charrington Fuels[7], liquid fuels distributor.
1994 Tried to buy Coal Products, the smokeless fuels business of British Coal[8] but failed.
1994 Sold the Brearley Group to Roxspur plc
1995 Sold the solid fuels distribution business to Coal Products[9]
1996 Most of its income came from its production of smokeless fuels. Also owned the Falkland Islands Co[10]
1997 A plan was announced to list the Falkland Islands Co on the Stock Exchange[11]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times March 6, 1968
- ↑ The Times, May 31, 1986
- ↑ The Times, June 21, 1988
- ↑ The Times, June 28, 1989
- ↑ The Times Dec. 14, 1989
- ↑ The Times, March 13, 1990
- ↑ The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 15, 1994
- ↑ The Times, December 8, 1994
- ↑ The Times August 26, 1995
- ↑ The Times, December 11, 1996
- ↑ The Times, October 1, 1997