World War Two
Following the outbreak of the Second World War Harding was placed in charge of the defence and emergency repair of underground services in London. In 1942 he founded Soil Mechanics Ltd, a subsidiary of Mowlem which was concerned with geotechnics. From 1943-4 Harding was involved with the pre-casting of concrete and built several petrol barges and eight of the Mulberry Harbour segments which were used in the Normandy Landings.
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