Johnson, I C, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Johnson, Isaac C
- White, J B, & Sons
- Burge, George
- Burge, Johnson & Co
- Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd
- British Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cliff, Medway, Kent, South East, England
- Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Greenhithe, Kent, Kent, South East, England
- Rochester, Medway, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to Isaac C Johnson, 1811-1911, who in c1851 withdrew as manager of J B White & Sons, cement manufacturers, and set up a business at Rochester in partnership with George Burge, trading as Burge, Johnson & Co. Emerged as a pioneering manufacture of cement, holding important patents. In 1854 this business was dissolved when Johnson established his own business at Cliff, Kent, near to the Thames estuary. 1856 expanded business by acquiring cement works at Gateshead, where he became a leading civic figure, followed by another at Greenhithe, Kent, in 1870s which he developed into a major works. By 1899 incorporated as I C Johnson & Co Ltd. Also made products from cement such as chimney pieces, vases, figurines, etc. 1900 merged into the newly formed Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd but subsequently withdrew. 1923 merged into British Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd
Publications:
- Autobiography of Isaac Charles Johnson by Johnson, Isaac C
- 'Isaac Charles Johnson' in A J Francis, The Cement Industry, 1796-1914. A history by Francis, Anthony J
- 'Messrs Isaac Charles Johnson & Co, manufacturers of Portland cement, roman cement, keene's cement, plaster of Paris, patent mastic and blue lias lime' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to North Eastern; North British; Edinburgh & Glasgow; Scottish by Measom, George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Johnson, Isaac C
- White, J B, & Sons
- Burge, George
- Burge, Johnson & Co
- Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd
- British Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cliff, Medway, Kent, South East, England
- Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Greenhithe, Kent, Kent, South East, England
- Rochester, Medway, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to Isaac C Johnson, 1811-1911, who in c1851 withdrew as manager of J B White & Sons, cement manufacturers, and set up a business at Rochester in partnership with George Burge, trading as Burge, Johnson & Co. Emerged as a pioneering manufacture of cement, holding important patents. In 1854 this business was dissolved when Johnson established his own business at Cliff, Kent, near to the Thames estuary. 1856 expanded business by acquiring cement works at Gateshead, where he became a leading civic figure, followed by another at Greenhithe, Kent, in 1870s which he developed into a major works. By 1899 incorporated as I C Johnson & Co Ltd. Also made products from cement such as chimney pieces, vases, figurines, etc. 1900 merged into the newly formed Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd but subsequently withdrew. 1923 merged into British Portland Cement Manufacturers LtdPublications:
- Autobiography of Isaac Charles Johnson by Johnson, Isaac C
- 'Isaac Charles Johnson' in A J Francis, The Cement Industry, 1796-1914. A history by Francis, Anthony J
- 'Messrs Isaac Charles Johnson & Co, manufacturers of Portland cement, roman cement, keene's cement, plaster of Paris, patent mastic and blue lias lime' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to North Eastern; North British; Edinburgh & Glasgow; Scottish by Measom, George