Trafalgar House Ltd

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 Norway

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