Private company
Rugby Cement
Rugby Cement was the common name for a company based principally in Rugby, Warwickshire, which produced portland cement. With its origins in the early 19th century, the company was founded in 1862 as the Rugby Lias Lime & Cement Company Ltd before being renamed the Rugby Portland Cement Company Ltd in 1872, in 1979 it was renamed the Rugby Group plc.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Rugby Cement was the common name for a company based principally in Rugby, Warwickshire, which produced portland cement. With its origins in the early 19th century, the company was founded in 1862 as the Rugby Lias Lime & Cement Company Ltd before being renamed the Rugby Portland Cement Company Ltd in 1872, in 1979 it was renamed the Rugby Group plc.2
Products and brands
- portland cement
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1862Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaRugby Cement
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ60740139
Sources
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- 1WikidataRugby Cement on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRugby Cement on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRugby Cement photo by G-13114, CC BY-SA 4.0