Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

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Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major building firm responsible for many of the great buildings of London.

It was formed from the fusion of two well-established building houses that had competed throughout the later decades of the nineteenth century but came together in 1883. This was implemented by Holland & Hannen acquiring Cubitts, a business founded by Thomas Cubitt some 70 years before.

The combined business went on to construct many important buildings and structures including the Prudential Assurance building in High Holborn completed in 1906, the Cunard Building building in Liverpool completed in 1918, the Cenotaph in London completed in 1920, London County Hall completed in 1922, South Africa House in London completed in 1933, the Senate building of the University of London completed in 1937, the Royal Festival Hall in London completed in 1951, the Roxburgh Dam in New Zealand completed in 1956 and New Zealand House in London completed in 1961.

The company was acquired by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.

[edit] References

• Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920