Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand explained

Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand
Industry:Construction
Fate:Merger
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Hq Location:Shand House, Derbyshire, DE4 3AF
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Products:Motorways, bridges
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Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand was a British civil engineering and construction company, and responsible for some of Scotland's bridges.

History

Lehane Mackenzie & Shand Ltd was incorporated on 8 April 1974. In February 1981, the Alexander Shand group of companies was bought for £24.8m by Charter Consolidated.[1]

Morrison Construction had been founded by the Morrison family in 1948 in Tain, Scotland.[2] In the 1980s, 80% of the company was sold to Charter Consolidated, with the Morrison family retaining 20% of the ownership.[3] In 1989, the Morrison family repurchased the 80% of the business sold to Charter Consolidated earlier that decade, acquiring the businesses of Biggs Wall and Shand Construction in the process. In 1994, Morrison Construction plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange.[3] In September 2000, Morrison Construction was purchased by AWG Plc (Morrison Construction was delisted).[4] In March 2006, the construction division of the business was sold to Galliford Try[5] and merged into its new parent. The Shand business was officially dissolved in October 2012.[6]

Structure

Its main headquarters was south of Rowsley in Derbyshire, on the A6 road.[7] Derbyshire County Council has a site in the former headquarters. The company was a subsidiary of Alexander Shand (Holdings) Ltd.[8] Alexander Shand was a former President of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, and made a CBE in the 1984 New Year Honours.

Gas pipelines

It had a pipeline division on Kiln Lane in Immingham; this became MK-Shand, when merged with M.K. River Constructie Maatschappij of the Netherlands, and built gas pipelines for the Gas Council in the early 1970s.[9]

Major projects

Roads

Bridges

Reservoirs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Times, 26 February 1981, page 22
  2. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/morrison-construction Morrison Construction Company Profile
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/morrison-float-to-bolster-builders-1598523.html Morrison float to bolster builders
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/05/4 AWG sues Morrison Chiefs over 'misrepresentation'
  5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2933419/AWG-sells-building-arm-to-Galliford.html AWG sells building arm to Galliford
  6. Web site: LEHANE MACKENZIE & SHAND LTD.. Overview (free company information from Companies House). 2017-09-06.
  7. Web site: Happy in their work at Shand. Matlock Mercury. 2017-09-06.
  8. Web site: Contractors records: Lehane Mackenzie and Shand Ltd and Alexander Shand Holdings Ltd. The National Archives. 2017-09-06.
  9. Web site: Ground anchors in civil engineering. 46. 24 March 2023.
  10. Web site: Park Lanr Improvement Scheme. Ernest . Granter. 17 November 1964. Institution of Civil Engineers. 293–318. 24 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Celebrating 50 years since the opening of the M1 motorway. The AA. 2017-09-09.
  12. Web site: The Blue Billies. Made in Oldbury. 24 March 2023.
  13. Runcorn Weekly News Thursday 7 November 1968, page 8
  14. Derby Evening Telegraph Monday 11 November 1968, page 7
  15. Web site: Midland Links Motorways. M5 (J1 to J3) and M6 (J13 to J1). Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. 24 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Roads Report. 16 August 1968. Commercial Motor. 24 March 2023.
  17. News: 50 years on: The M74 opened in December 1966 and work on new road continues today. 2 December 2016. Daily Record. 24 March 2023.
  18. Derby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 18 March 1969, page 12
  19. Web site: Construction of the Erskine Bridge . Erskinebridge.co.uk . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213213720/http://www.erskinebridge.co.uk/construction/ . 13 December 2013 . dead .
  20. The Journal of the Institution of Highways and Transportation & HTTA . 32 . 1 . H.S. . Stears . The Kylesku Bridge - Design and Construction . 16–20 . January 1985.
  21. Web site: Errwood Reservoir. Derbyshire Heritage. 24 March 2023.
  22. Web site: Llandegfedd Water Scheme. Cardiff City Council. 24. 24 March 2023.

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