Kirby Laing
Kirby Laing | |
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Born | 21 July 1916 Carlisle |
Died | 12 April 2009 | (aged 92)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil, |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (president) |
Sir William "Kirby" Laing
Career
Laing was born in
In 1946 he became joint managing director of Laing (the parent company of John Laing plc) and from 1956 to 1976 he was chairman of the Laing Group.[4] Whilst leading the company Laing built on their experience of power station and housing construction and expanded into road building.[5] In 1976 his brother, Maurice, was made chairman and Kirby became deputy chairman.[4] Kirby retired as deputy chairman in 1980, having also been chairman of the Laing properties division.[4] In 1968 Kirby had been elected a first class member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers and would serve as their president in 1988.[3][8] He also served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1973 to November 1974 and was an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.[9][10]
Laing returned to military service by being invited to join the
In 1977 Laing was elected to the
Laing was made a
His son Martin Laing became executive chairman of John Laing plc, but resigned in 2001 when the company faced major losses in its construction business, ending 152 years and six generations of family management.[22]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Kirby Laing". The Guardian.
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 3 November 2008
- ^ a b Watson 1989, pp. 173.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Laing (Summer 2006), Retired Employee's News (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2007, retrieved 22 November 2008
- ^ a b Reference for Business, John Laing plc company profile, retrieved 22 November 2008
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- ^ "No. 40532". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 1955. p. 4005.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 140.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 254.
- ^ American Society of Civil Engineers, Awards (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2001, retrieved 22 November 2008
- ^ "No. 44183". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 November 1966. p. 12934.
- ^ "No. 44493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 77.
- ^ "No. 45465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 September 1971. p. 9657.
- ^ "No. 47462". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1978. p. 1926.
- ^ "No. 54893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 September 1997. p. 10465.
- ^ https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1975/feb/24/advisory-committee-on-fixed-offshore. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 24 February 1975. col. 21–23.
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missing title (help) - ^ "No. 44600". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1968. pp. 6299–6300.
- ^ "No. 44712". The London Gazette. 8 November 1968. p. 12013.
- ^ "No. 47568". The London Gazette. 15 June 1978. p. 7224.
- ^ "No. 50901". The London Gazette. 24 April 1987. p. 5457.
- ^ Charity Commission (31 December 2006), Kirby Laing Foundation report and financial statements (PDF), retrieved 22 November 2008[permanent dead link]
- ^ Daily Telegraph: "Chairman steps down from struggling Laing"[dead link]
Bibliography
- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
- Watson, Garth (1989), The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-1526-7