Keller Group

Keller Group plc
Public (LSE: KLR)
Industry Ground engineering
Founded 1950s
Headquarters London, UK
Key people
Michael West, Chairman
Justin Atkinson, CEO
Revenue £1,562.4 million (2015)[1]
£103.4 million (2015)[1]
£26.3 million (2015)[1]
Website www.keller.co.uk

Keller Group plc (LSE: KLR) is a major British based ground engineering company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The Company was first established as the Ground Engineering division of GKN plc in the 1950s.[2] In 1974 it acquired Johann Keller, a German ground engineering business from which name of the Company is derived.[2] In 1984 it bought Hayward Baker Inc., a US ground engineering business.[2] In 1990 it was the subject of a management buy-out from GKN plc supported by Candover.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1994.[2] The Company had a social housing division until 2007 when it was sold for nominal consideration.[3]

Operations

The Company operates under different brand names in different parts of the World:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Keller Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Keller History
  3. "Keller sells social housing business to Mears". Building. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. Keller Brands

External links

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