1884
As a 21 Year old carpenter, Herbert Coulson set out on his own as a building and joinery Business.
Herbert Charles Coulson (1863-1920)
1911
William James joined Coulson & Lofts in 1911. He served in the Army on the western front 1914-1918 before he acquired the majority of shares and became the Managing Director in the 1920s, he would serve the firm for over 50 Years.
William James
1991
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1921
Herbert Charles Coulson died in 1920, and the following year the firm was incorporated as a private Limited Company, Coulson & Son Limited. W G James, who had been appointed Manager on his return from the war, became Managing Director, and the company in its new guise continued to earn a strong reputation for high quality work.
1962
Sadly, 1962 brought the death of W G James, who had been Managing Director since the firm’s incorporation in 1921. But the family connection continued and was strengthened when ‘WG’ was succeeded by his three sons John, Thomas and Robert; John as Managing Director and overseeing the Estimating department, Thomas running Contracts and Robert heading up Small Works and Joinery. The family tradition continued into the next generation, when Christopher, Philip and Simon came into the business.
1970s
The 1970s saw Coulson working on a number of key sites. Major projects for Girton & Trinity Colleges, the University Music School, Barclays Banks at Market Hill and Chesterton Road as well as The School of Clinical Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Orton Bushfield School Peterborough for Cambridgeshire County Council.
1911
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