Hunting Plc
Other Business Names:
- Hunting, Charles
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
-
Transport services
Air transport services
-
Transport equipment production
Airframe production & repair
-
Distribution - retailing
Fuel retailing inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc
-
Extraction
Oil & gas extraction
-
Extraction
Oil & gas extraction services
-
Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture
Oil products refining
-
Transport services
Ship & aircraft broking, chartering, etc, services
-
Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traces origins to the shipowning business established in 1874 by Charles Hunting. 1890s diversified into oil exploration and refining and developed a major oil tanker fleet. In 1920s entered aircraft servicing and production and air transport. After war, inter alia, started petrol retailing. Business floated as three separate public companies and in 1990s brought together as Hunting Plc. Continues, inter alia, in oil exploration/production, service and product provision to oil exploration industry and shipbroking
Publications:
- Centenary Review by Unknown
- Hunting History. Hunting Plc since 1874 by Hunting, Penelope (ed)
- The Fleet Past and Present of Hunting & Son Ltd by Hackman, Rowan M B H
- The Group and I. An account of the Hunting Group by Hunting, Percy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hunting, Charles
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Air transport services
- Transport equipment production Airframe production & repair
- Distribution - retailing Fuel retailing inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc
- Extraction Oil & gas extraction
- Extraction Oil & gas extraction services
- Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Oil products refining
- Transport services Ship & aircraft broking, chartering, etc, services
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traces origins to the shipowning business established in 1874 by Charles Hunting. 1890s diversified into oil exploration and refining and developed a major oil tanker fleet. In 1920s entered aircraft servicing and production and air transport. After war, inter alia, started petrol retailing. Business floated as three separate public companies and in 1990s brought together as Hunting Plc. Continues, inter alia, in oil exploration/production, service and product provision to oil exploration industry and shipbrokingPublications:
- Centenary Review by Unknown
- Hunting History. Hunting Plc since 1874 by Hunting, Penelope (ed)
- The Fleet Past and Present of Hunting & Son Ltd by Hackman, Rowan M B H
- The Group and I. An account of the Hunting Group by Hunting, Percy