History
The company was founded by James Nuttall Snr in Manchester in 1865, to undertake engineering works associated with infrastructure developments, such as the Manchester Ship Canal, which opened in 1894 and the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, which opened in 1898.
In the 1900s and 1910s James Nuttall Snr's two sons — Sir Edmund Nuttall Jnr, 1st Baronet (1870–1923), who was made a baronet in 1922, and James Nuttall (1877–1957) — built the company into a nationwide business. In the 1920s and 1930s the company was run by Sir Edmund's son, Sir Keith Nuttall, 2nd Baronet (1901–1941), who served in the Royal Engineers in the Second World War. Other members of the family also involved were Sir Keith's brother Clive Nuttall (1906–1936) and their cousin (James Nuttall's son) Norman Nuttall (1907–1996) In 1941 Sir Keith's shares were inherited by his eight year old son, Sir Nicholas Nuttall, 3rd Baronet (1933–2007).
In 1978 the company was bought by Hollandsche Beton Groep (later HBG), a Dutch group, and in 2002 HBG was acquired by Royal BAM Group.
On 10 October 2008 Edmund Nuttall Limited changed its name to BAM Nuttall Limited.
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