We are custodian of a large and historically significant film, photographic and document collection. Some of them are: Crusaders, IVF, Counties, Tyndale House, London Bible College, Delhi Bible Institute, Missionary Aviation Fellowship, Mullers Homes, Barnados Homes. 24 Oct. 1812 in Kent, England, of Scottish parents; m. Elizabeth —, and they had two sons and five daughters; d. 10 Feb. 1902 in Winnipeg. Sir John Laing . The company nearly went broke. John Laing Charitable Trust cares for the welfare of current and former employees of John Laing and works with others to improve the lives of those in need within our communities. A true leader of men, he was generous both with his time and his money. Sir John William Laing (1879–1978) was a British entrepreneur in the construction industry. Historic England has released the first 3,000 images of a huge collection handed to it by John Laing depicting how the firm helped build modern Britain. 33 Bunns Lane
A deeply religious man, John William Laing gave the company its evangelical direction, which included pioneering ideas that nurtured staff, such as paid holidays and annual outings, in the early part of the 20th century. Brilliant. A Charity registered in England and Wales No 236852. Son of John Laing and Sarah Wood 1914-1918 The Great War. At that time his company contributed 1/- [one shilling] towards the cost of every National Savings Certificate purchased by its employees. A couple of those, the Cardiff Millennium Stadium and the then little-known National Physical Laboratory in west London, saw it bleed money. Before the War, aeroplanes took off from grass fields, but now concrete runways were needed. My first big job was 600 council houses at Matchborough, Redditch with its revolutionary power-floated floors. Luckily Laings rescued me from the scrap heap and I started for them as a site engineer in Birmingham, under a smashing Regional Engineer, Morley Hunt. We don’t want to loose information like this.
He worked closely with Aneurin Bevan, the Minister of Health, who was responsible for house building after war damage. There are other companies out there that ought to consider a similar idea.
Former Laing employees include Sir John Armitt, a past chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Sizewell B project director Norman Haste and former Costain chief executive and current Balfour Beatty non-executive Stuart Doughty. Sir John Laing (1879 – 1978) John Laing loved being outdoors, especially on the Lakeland Fells. It is still operating today. 1893 In December, John left school to start an apprenticeship with the family firm. published in The Times, 12 January 1978 Sir John Laing Expansion of building and civil engineering firm Sir John Laing, CBE, President of the Laing Group of Companies, died yesterday at the age of 98. Sir John William Laing (1879–1978) was a British entrepreneur in the construction industry. "It is surprising how seldom anything goes wrong if you tender correctly", was one of his favourite maxims. Hochtief and Bouygues were mentioned. 1949 John Laing gave up leading boys' camps, in his 70th year! Joe Morrow was the health and Safety man.I entered the sprint events at the sports days in Mill Hill and won many awards at Swindon College,CIOB and IOSH. Payment times: How long do the top 50 contractors take to pay up? He served on a number of wartime committees concerned with the furtherance of research and the development of new techniques. Many church projects were carried out on a non-profit making basis and when the company rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, it donated the profits from the contract back to the Cathedral. Martin Laing became Laing chairman the following year and was knighted in 1997, A priest speaks to an Irish worker during construction of the M1 in July 1959, Labour health minister Aneurin Bevan signs autographs at the opening of Laing's Patchway Estate in Bristol in September 1946. - typical of his approach to all his work. published in The Times, 12 January 1978 Sir John Laing Expansion of building and civil engineering firm Sir John Laing, CBE, President of the Laing Group of Companies, died yesterday at the age of 98. Sign up for email here. Laing developed a house made of concrete, the Easiform. During the last war, in which his sons, Sir Maurice Laing and Sir Kirby Laing (now respectively chairman and deputy chairman of the company) were on active service, John Laing played an important part in the vital contribution made to the war effort by the construction industry. The church flourished, the Sunday School soon numbered over 1000, and the church building was enlarged twice.
1978 and a move to Lincolnshire for Peterborough Queensgate Shopping Centre, then down to Basildon for Eastgate Shopping centre in 1983. There was prayer at 6:30am before work, and a procession through the streets at 6:30pm after work, led by John Laing with a megaphone. John Laing's wise advice and charitable giving helped many evangelical Christian organisations. Maybe CIOB could set up something on their web site. He pioneered a contributory Holidays-with-Pay scheme in 1934, through which the Company issued holiday stamps and contributed an equal amount to that saved by employees.
Some names i remember George Hartburn, Jimmy Cashin, Jim Creavan, Colin Bembridge, Jock Tough.Thank you Laing you were brilliant and trained me for The company of Laing was fully occupied building factories, accommodation for troops, and 70 airfields. He inherited his father’s building business – which is now known as John Laing Group – in the early 1900s and, under his leadership, the firm became a national enterprise. Helped churches and charities. He was a captain of industry who retained his boyish delight in the fun and games of youth, a man who made a fortune but asked only for the simplest of life-styles, a philanthropist who gave away his fortune, yet never sought to dominate or direct the causes he helped. From an early age he demonstrated exceptional powers of judgment and leadership — largely responsible for the early growth of the company which is today an international undertaking. Happy days with an excellent company. It gave a clear lead to other companies in the industry. Sir Martin Laing, Chairman of Trustees, John Laing Charitable Trust said: "My grandfather Sir John Laing was passionate about the importance and well-being of … He inherited his father John's building business – what is now known as John Laing plc – in the early 1900s. And not surprising, too. A high honour for John Laing, and for the company. Crowds flocked in and many people trusted Jesus Christ. Thence to Kettering General Hospital living away in digs for the first time, but glad to get married and live in Rugby. John Laing determined to put God first, in his life and in the company. I could see this becoming something really big.
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