| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Tarmac |
| Founded | 1810 |
| Defunct | 1976 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
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.[1]
The company was acquired by Drake & Gorham Skull[1] in 1969 and then by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.[2]
The combined business went on to construct many important buildings and structures including the Prudential Assurance building in High Holborn completed in 1906,[3] the Cunard Building building in Liverpool completed in 1917,[4] the Cenotaph in London completed in 1920,[5] London County Hall completed in 1922,[6] South Africa House in London completed in 1933,[1] the Senate building of the University of London completed in 1937,[1] the Royal Festival Hall in London completed in 1951,[1] the Roxburgh Dam in New Zealand completed in 1956,[1] New Zealand House in London completed in 1961[1] and Trawsfynydd nuclear power station completed in 1965.[1]