Linford Group

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Linford Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1877
DefunctOctober 2011
HeadquartersLichfield, Staffordshire, England
Key people
Simon Linford (CEO)
Websitewww.linfordgroup.co.uk

The Linford Group was a construction company in England which specialised in the restoration of historic buildings. Its headquarters was in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

History[edit]

The company was founded as a family building business in 1877.[1]

It changed its name to F. & E.V. Linford in 1925 and again to Linford Group in 1970. It acquired metalwork restorer Dorothea Restorations in 2007, and the following year bought plasterwork business Trumpers.[2] The Linford Group was placed into administration in October 2011.[3]

Operations[edit]

The company was involved in the following activities:

  • Building
  • Renewal
  • Restoration

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Linford Group: History". linfordgroup.co.uk. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Linford acquires specialist restorers". www.thefreelibrary.com. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ "240 jobs at risk as Linford Group faces closure". Express & Star. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.