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Mitchell Construction 
Industry Construction Fate Acquired Successor Tarmac Founded 1933 Defunct 1973 Headquarters Peterborough, UK Key people David Morrell, (Chairman) Mitchell Construction was once a leading British civil engineering business based in Peterborough.
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History
The business was founded by F.G. (Tiny) Mitchell in London in 1933 as an offshoot of Mitchell Engineering, his engineering business. In 1940 the Company moved to Peterborough because of the destruction created in London by The Blitz.[1] David Morrell took over management of the business from Tiny Mitchell in 1954.[2] During the 1950s the business expanded rapidly exploiting hydro-electric power opportunities in Scotland.[2]
In 1962 Mitchell Construction acquired Kinnear Moodie, a leading tunneling business.[2]
Chapelcross nuclear power station built by Mitchell Construction
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by the business included:[2]
- The Loch Cluanie Dam completed in 1957
- Chapelcross Power Station completed in 1959
- The Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor at Sellafield completed in 1962
- Fawley Power Station at Southampton completed in 1962
- The Scotswood Bridge completed in 1967
- The Kariba Dam North Cavern completed in 1973
Demise of the business
After getting into financial difficulties over the Kariba Dam North Cavern project, the company was acquired by Tarmac and integrated into Tarmac Construction in 1973.[3]
References
- ^ What's in store for the Bridge House mural?
- ^ a b c d Indictment: Power & Politics in the Construction Industry, David Morrell, Faber & Faber, 1987, ISBN 978-0571149858
- ^ Notes on Financial Times Actuaries Index 1973
Categories:- Companies established in 1933
- Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom
- Companies based in Cambridgeshire
- Companies disestablished in 1973
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