Colas Ltd
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Colas Ltd is a UK based service provider to the highways and airfield sectors. Services include civil engineering, maintenance and construction and all operations are carried out nationally. Colas Ltd is a subsidiary of the international Colas Group
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In the 1920s, patents were filed by two British Chemists; Hugh Alan Mackay and George Samuel Hay for improved methods of preparing a bitumen emulsion. In 1924, exclusive rights to patents in France were obtained by Alexandre Giros for use by the Sociètè Générale d'Entreprises (SGE). The product was given the name Colas in 1924, deriving from the terms 'cold' and 'asphalt
Colas Ltd, The Company
In 1925 two English companies, Cold Mix Manufacturing Limited and Asphalt Cold Mix Limited formed a new company, Colas Products Limited to supply the bitumen emulsions for use on roads.
Between the years of 1934 and 1980 the company went through many changes and by 1980 consisted of two main divisions, the roads division and the building products division.
In 1986 the organisation Prismo was acquired and in 1987 changed its name to Colas Holdings.
The name Colas Ltd was first seen in 1992 when Colas Holdings was reorganised and the bitumen road related surface dressing activities and Prismo were transferred to a new subsidiary Colas Ltd.
Colas Ltd, became a subsidiary of the international Colas Group
in 1985, which is headed by Colas SA in France.
The head office for Colas Ltd is located in Rowfant, West Sussex, which interestingly has within its grounds the old Rowfant Station which was part of the East Grinstead Railway.
Services include, civil engineering, maintenance and construction and manufacturing all operations are carried out nationally.
Portsmouth PFI
Managing Agent Contracts, working for the Highways Agency
for Area 14, 12, 10 and 7 (Trunk roads and Motorways), this is in joint venture with Halcrow and Costain
Isle Of Man Airport - Runways and Taxiways
Falkland Island Runway Resurfacing
Colas Group
Colas Group is a major French civil engineering firm specialising in road construction and rail track construction through its subsidiary Colas Rail. Since the 1990s the group has incorporated the road construction firms Screg and Sacer....
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History
Colas, The NameIn the 1920s, patents were filed by two British Chemists; Hugh Alan Mackay and George Samuel Hay for improved methods of preparing a bitumen emulsion. In 1924, exclusive rights to patents in France were obtained by Alexandre Giros for use by the Sociètè Générale d'Entreprises (SGE). The product was given the name Colas in 1924, deriving from the terms 'cold' and 'asphalt
Colas Ltd, The Company
In 1925 two English companies, Cold Mix Manufacturing Limited and Asphalt Cold Mix Limited formed a new company, Colas Products Limited to supply the bitumen emulsions for use on roads.
Between the years of 1934 and 1980 the company went through many changes and by 1980 consisted of two main divisions, the roads division and the building products division.
In 1986 the organisation Prismo was acquired and in 1987 changed its name to Colas Holdings.
The name Colas Ltd was first seen in 1992 when Colas Holdings was reorganised and the bitumen road related surface dressing activities and Prismo were transferred to a new subsidiary Colas Ltd.
Colas Ltd, became a subsidiary of the international Colas Group
Colas Group
Colas Group is a major French civil engineering firm specialising in road construction and rail track construction through its subsidiary Colas Rail. Since the 1990s the group has incorporated the road construction firms Screg and Sacer....
in 1985, which is headed by Colas SA in France.
The head office for Colas Ltd is located in Rowfant, West Sussex, which interestingly has within its grounds the old Rowfant Station which was part of the East Grinstead Railway.
Operations
Colas are a UK based service provider to the highways and airfield sectors.Services include, civil engineering, maintenance and construction and manufacturing all operations are carried out nationally.
Major projects
Projects undertaken by or involving the Company have included,Portsmouth PFI
Managing Agent Contracts, working for the Highways Agency
Highways Agency
The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport in England. It has responsibility for managing the core road network in England...
for Area 14, 12, 10 and 7 (Trunk roads and Motorways), this is in joint venture with Halcrow and Costain
Costain Group
Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects.-History:...
Isle Of Man Airport - Runways and Taxiways
Falkland Island Runway Resurfacing