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Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

Defunct building company based in London

Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major British construction firm. It was responsible for many of the great buildings of London.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1810Founded1
  • Industryconstruction1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major British construction firm. It was responsible for many of the great buildings of London.2

The story

The company 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. During the Second World War the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the Mulberry harbour units.

In the 1960s, when Lord Ashcombe was the chairman of the company, it held a major stake in ACI Property Corporation, the developer for the Le Cartier Apartments in Montreal.

The company was acquired by Drake & Gorham Scull in 1969, and then by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.

From Wikipedia’s article on Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1976Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1810Founded Founded1

Sources

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