Holland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major British construction firm. It was responsible for many of the great buildings of London.
History
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.Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 9. During the Second World War the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the Mulberry harbour units.Hartcup, p. 94.
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,An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 25. and then by Tarmac in 1976 and subsequently integrated into Tarmac Construction.Ritchie 1999, p. 92.
Major projects The combined business went on to construct many important buildings and structures including:
the Holborn Bars in High Holborn completed in 1906Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 38. the Cunard Building in Liverpool completed in 1917Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 67. the Cenotaph in London completed in 1920Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 10. County Hall, London completed in 1922Holland & Hannen and Cubitts - The Inception and Development of a Great Building Firm, published 1920, Page 63. Ironmongers' Hall completed in 1925An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 18. Unilever House completed in 1930An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 19. South Africa House in London completed in 1933An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 20. the Senate building of the University of London completed in 1937 the Royal Festival Hall in London completed in 1951An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 22. the Roxburgh Dam in New Zealand completed in 1956An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Cubitts, 1975. Page 24. New Zealand House in London completed in 1961 the West London Air Terminal completed in 1963 Trawsfynydd nuclear power station completed in 1965
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