Hunting Plc

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

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