Robert McGregor & Sons

Robert McGregor & Sons, also known just as Mc Gregor was a large civil engineering company based in Boothstown, in what is now Greater Manchester, England.[1]

Robert McGregor & Sons Ltd
TypeLimited company
IndustryCivil engineering
HeadquartersChaddock Lane, Boothstown, Walkden, Salford, England
Area served
United Kingdom

History

It was founded in Manchester in 1927.[2]

It specialised in building concrete surfaces for roads using a machine known as a concrete paver. It worked with the company Cementation Construction Ltd. It developed the CPP60 concrete paver.

It became part of Norwest Holst Civil Engineering, when bought in October 1978 for £3m.

Structure

It was based on the A572 in Walkden in Greater Manchester (Salford). It also had a site in at Birdholme in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

Products

Roads it built include:

Constructions:

Sport

It founded the McGregor Trophy in Golf in 1982, initially held at Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club.

References


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