1950s
THE FIFTIES
7
To set up a business at any time takes courage
and a will to succeed. Our company in its first
decade of trading experienced highs and lows,
and a move to Australia proved a valuable
experiment. A new way forward was needed.
The company reinvented itself and moved on.
Here we look back at those formative years
and early challenges.
CHAPTER ONE
1954
Our company
was founded by
Fred and Geoffrey
Pilkington
1957
The Company moves
to Australia
1958
The return to the
UK. The opening
of Britain’s first
motorway
In 1954
Food
rationing ended.
A pint of milk
cost 2d, a loaf 2d,
six eggs 3d, and
a bag of sugar 5d
DID YOU KNOW?
(left)
The business grew out of
public works contracting
in the post-war years.
