Thompson, T B F, (Garvagh) Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Thompson, Thomas B F
- Thompson Motor Co
- Farrans Ltd
- Cement Roadstone Holdings Ltd
- CHR
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Garvagh, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Motor vehicle & components distribution
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
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Transport services
Road haulage, carrier & carting services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1920s when Thomas B F Thompson, bc1900, started a haulage business at Garvagh, serving in particular the agricultural sector. Postwar started dealing in motor vehicles when purchased army surplus lorries for conversion and resale. From 1950s acquired commercial vehicle and motor car dealerships. Incorporated 1958 as T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd. Formerly had traded as Thompson Motor Co. 1977 acquired Farrans Ltd, a civil engineering business with building product manufacturing interests. 1978 sold to Cement Roadstone Holdings Ltd of Dublin (CRH). Continues in 2013 as an identifiable unit
Publications:
- One Move Ahead. The remarkable life of T B F Thompson by Thompson, T B F, & Derick Bingham
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Thompson, Thomas B F
- Thompson Motor Co
- Farrans Ltd
- Cement Roadstone Holdings Ltd
- CHR
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Garvagh, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Motor vehicle & components distribution
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
- Transport services Road haulage, carrier & carting services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1920s when Thomas B F Thompson, bc1900, started a haulage business at Garvagh, serving in particular the agricultural sector. Postwar started dealing in motor vehicles when purchased army surplus lorries for conversion and resale. From 1950s acquired commercial vehicle and motor car dealerships. Incorporated 1958 as T B F Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd. Formerly had traded as Thompson Motor Co. 1977 acquired Farrans Ltd, a civil engineering business with building product manufacturing interests. 1978 sold to Cement Roadstone Holdings Ltd of Dublin (CRH). Continues in 2013 as an identifiable unitPublications:
- One Move Ahead. The remarkable life of T B F Thompson by Thompson, T B F, & Derick Bingham