Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

Company type	Private
Industry	Construction
Founded	1810
Defunct	1976
Fate	Acquired by Drake & Gorham Scull in 1969; absorbed by Tarmac in 1976
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Key people	Lord Ashcombe (chairman in 1960s)
Products	Construction services

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a prominent construction company based in London, known for its role in creating numerous distinguished buildings.

History

The company originated in 1883 when Holland & Hannen purchased Cubitts, a construction firm established by Thomas Cubitt circa 1810. This merger united two of the foremost 19th-century building enterprises. During World War II, the firm played a part in the assembly of Mulberry harbour components.

In the 1960s, with Lord Ashcombe serving as chairman, the business maintained a considerable investment in ACI Property Corporation, the developer behind Montreal's Le Cartier Apartments.

The firm was acquired by Drake & Gorham Scull in 1969 and later absorbed by Tarmac in 1976, becoming part of Tarmac Construction.

Major projects

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts completed a wide array of notable works such as the Holborn Bars (1906), Liverpool's Cunard Building (1917), London's Cenotaph (1920), County Hall, London (1922), Ironmongers' Hall (1925), Unilever House (1930), South Africa House, London (1933), the University of London's Senate House, London (1937), the Royal Festival Hall (1951), New Zealand's Roxburgh Dam (1956), New Zealand House, London (1961), the West London Air Terminal (1963), and the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station (1965).