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Beazer (other)
Beazer was a British housebuilding company. Beazer may also refer to: *Beazer Homes USA, a Fortune 500 company split off from the British company *Randolph Beazer, Barbudan politician *Beazer, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada See also *Beezer (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beazer
Beazer was a family business for six generationsC.H.Beazer (Holdings) Prospectus, July 1973 before expanding in the 1980s into international housebuilding, construction and building materials group. After becoming overburdened with debt it was rescued by Hanson plc in 1991. A new Beazer Group, comprising solely the UK housebuilding business, was demerged from Hanson in 1994, and bought by Persimmon plc in 2001. History Early Days The six generations mentioned above can easily be traced with the help of the Census. George Beazer born c.1783 (refer 1841 and 1851 England census) was living in the little village of Marshfield just outside Chipping Sodbury, and the Beazers stayed there for several generations. George's son Henry (1822) was the first to be designated a mason as was Joseph (1844) and then Jesse (1874). Jesse's work consisted largely of repairs to the farms and properties around the village, though he did manage to finance his own house at the age of only 26, an unus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |