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Redland plc was a leading British building materials business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. ==History== The Company was established in 1919 as a manufacturer of concrete tiles trading as the ''Redhill Tile Company''.〔(Monier Redland: History )〕 In 1946 the Company changed its name to ''Redland Tiles''.〔 In 1954 it expanded into Germany taking a minority interest ''Braas'', a building materials business based in Heusenstamm.〔 The Company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1955.〔 In 1969 it started operating in Australia acquiring a significant shareholding in ''Monier Ltd''.〔 In 1990 it diversified into the manufacture of plasterboard forming a joint venture with Lafarge for that purpose.〔(Competition Commission Report 1990 )〕 By 1991 ''Braas'' was contributing almost half the profits of the Group.〔(''Having Their Cake: How the City and Big Bosses Are Consuming UK Business'' ) By Don Young, Chapter 7 ''The Rise and Fall of Redland'', Kogan Page, 2004 ISBN 978-0-7494-3861-6〕 The Company acquired Steetley plc, a major competitor, in 1992.〔(French losses and strong pound cost Redland dear ) The Independent, 28 March 1997〕 It sold its UK brick manufacturing business to Ibstock in 1996.〔 The Company was acquired by Lafarge in 1997.〔(Redlands needs White Knights ), The Independent, 16 October 1997〕〔http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/redland-plc-history/〕 In 2008 the roofing division was divested by Lafarge.〔(Lafarge sells roofing unit ), The Financial Times, 5 December 2006.〕 The company became known as Monier Ltd and saw the return of the Redland Brand in the UK. The company is now known as Monier Redland Limited (part of the Monier Group of companies)and is based in Crawley in West Sussex. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redland plc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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