Certified Concrete Ltd
Date established
1937
Date closed
1980
History
CERTIFIED CONCRETE LTD 1937-1980
1936 James Fletcher, Managing Director of Fletcher Construction Company became interested in the ready made concrete industry which was then in its infancy in the USA.
1937 A joint venture between Winstone Limited and Fletcher
Construction Company established Certified Concrete Limited
1938 The first plant was established in Grant Road, Wellington City and
commenced operations in August 1938.
1939 Second plant opened in Symonds Street, Auckland
1942 Aerodrome's at Ohakea and Whenuapai concrete was supplied for
runways
In centres other than Wellington and Auckland, the company commenced a policy of negotiating with local interests (either cement agents or aggregates producers) for the formation of the Certified Concrete Company which took various percentage share holdings, technical control was vested in the parent company.
1956 Certified Concrete Christchurch Ltd
1960 North Shore Plant
1961 Certified Concrete (Manawatu) Limited and Invercargill
Certified Concrete (Invercargill) Limited
1962 Certified Concrete (Nelson) Limited
1963 Certified Concrete (Hawke's Bay) Limited and No 3 Christchurch Plant
1964 New Lynn Plant (Auckland)
1979 The joint venture split with Winstone Ltd taking the Auckland and Nelson operations and the remainder went to the concrete sector of Fletcher Holdings Ltd and in 1980 became part of the newly established Fletcher Concrete Ltd
1936 James Fletcher, Managing Director of Fletcher Construction Company became interested in the ready made concrete industry which was then in its infancy in the USA.
1937 A joint venture between Winstone Limited and Fletcher
Construction Company established Certified Concrete Limited
1938 The first plant was established in Grant Road, Wellington City and
commenced operations in August 1938.
1939 Second plant opened in Symonds Street, Auckland
1942 Aerodrome's at Ohakea and Whenuapai concrete was supplied for
runways
In centres other than Wellington and Auckland, the company commenced a policy of negotiating with local interests (either cement agents or aggregates producers) for the formation of the Certified Concrete Company which took various percentage share holdings, technical control was vested in the parent company.
1956 Certified Concrete Christchurch Ltd
1960 North Shore Plant
1961 Certified Concrete (Manawatu) Limited and Invercargill
Certified Concrete (Invercargill) Limited
1962 Certified Concrete (Nelson) Limited
1963 Certified Concrete (Hawke's Bay) Limited and No 3 Christchurch Plant
1964 New Lynn Plant (Auckland)
1979 The joint venture split with Winstone Ltd taking the Auckland and Nelson operations and the remainder went to the concrete sector of Fletcher Holdings Ltd and in 1980 became part of the newly established Fletcher Concrete Ltd
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