Hanson Trust was formed by James Hanson and Gordon White in 1964, and grew by acquisition to become a multi national concern with interests across the world ranging from chemicals and construction in the US, to electricity supply, aggregates and tobacco in the UK and gold mines in Australia. By 1992, and now renamed Hanson PLC, the industrial conglomerate had become one of the UK biggest companies. In January 1996 a decision was taken to demerge the business into four separate entities ...
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