Eddison Plant Ltd

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  • Business services Plant & vehicle hire & associated contracting services

Notes:

Traced origins to c1868 at Dorchester when established by Francis Eddison, formerly of Leeds and East Midlands. Operated as steam plough contractors providing services to farmers. From 1870s diversified into steam rolling contracting. Subsequently focused on hire of construction equipment becoming for example largest steam rolling contractors in UK. Incorporated 1901. From 1903 known as Eddison Steam Rolling Co Ltd. Sometime relocated to Grantham. Acquired in 1949 by British Electric Traction Co Ltd (BET)

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