Trafalgar House Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Eastern International Investment Trust Ltd
- Broackes, Sir Nigel
- Matthews, Victor, Lord
- Cunard Steamship Co Ltd
- Davy Corp Ltd
- Brown, John, Engineering
- Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd
- Ritz Hotel
- Trollope & Colls Ltd
- Monk Construction
- Kvaerner
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering, general
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Publishing & printing
Newspaper & periodical publishing
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
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Property activities
Property development & management, general
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to Eastern International Investment Trust Ltd, a quoted business, that was renamed Trafalgar House Ltd in 1962. 1963 public company. Under management of (Sir) Nigel Broackes, b1934, from 1958, and (Lord) Victor Matthews from 1964, developed into a major UK conglomerate with interests in property development, process and mechanical engineering, shipping, hotel management, newspaper publishing, etc. Its acquisitions included Cunard Steamship Co Ltd in 1971, Davy Corp Ltd, John Brown Engineering, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd in 1977, Ritz Hotel in 1976, Trollope & Colls Ltd in 1969, Monk Construction, etc. 1990s incurred heavy losses and in 1996 acquired by Kvaerner of Norway
Publications:
- A Growing Concern. An autobiography by Broackes, Nigel
- Deja Vu All Over Again! The reluctant rise and protracted demise of Scott Lithgow Ltd by Murphy, Hugh
- Fortunemakers by McKnight, Gerald
- 'Nigel's Trafalgar' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Scott Lithgow. Déjà vu all over again. The rise and fall of a shipbuilding company by Johnman, Lewis, & Hugh Murphy
- 'Sir Nigel Broackes' in W Kay, Tycoons. Where they came from and how they made it by Kay, William
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Eastern International Investment Trust Ltd
- Broackes, Sir Nigel
- Matthews, Victor, Lord
- Cunard Steamship Co Ltd
- Davy Corp Ltd
- Brown, John, Engineering
- Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd
- Ritz Hotel
- Trollope & Colls Ltd
- Monk Construction
- Kvaerner
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
- Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering, general
- Publishing & printing Newspaper & periodical publishing
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
- Property activities Property development & management, general
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to Eastern International Investment Trust Ltd, a quoted business, that was renamed Trafalgar House Ltd in 1962. 1963 public company. Under management of (Sir) Nigel Broackes, b1934, from 1958, and (Lord) Victor Matthews from 1964, developed into a major UK conglomerate with interests in property development, process and mechanical engineering, shipping, hotel management, newspaper publishing, etc. Its acquisitions included Cunard Steamship Co Ltd in 1971, Davy Corp Ltd, John Brown Engineering, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd in 1977, Ritz Hotel in 1976, Trollope & Colls Ltd in 1969, Monk Construction, etc. 1990s incurred heavy losses and in 1996 acquired by Kvaerner of NorwayPublications:
- A Growing Concern. An autobiography by Broackes, Nigel
- Deja Vu All Over Again! The reluctant rise and protracted demise of Scott Lithgow Ltd by Murphy, Hugh
- Fortunemakers by McKnight, Gerald
- 'Nigel's Trafalgar' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Scott Lithgow. Déjà vu all over again. The rise and fall of a shipbuilding company by Johnman, Lewis, & Hugh Murphy
- 'Sir Nigel Broackes' in W Kay, Tycoons. Where they came from and how they made it by Kay, William