Allen_Taylor_&_Company

Allen Taylor & Company

Allen Taylor & Company

Australian company

Allen Taylor & Company is a timber company in Australia. Founded by Allen Taylor in 1893 in Rozelle, Sydney, it is a subsidiary of Boral.

By the time Taylor was knighted in 1911, he was on the board of numerous companies. He was an Alderman and Mayor of the Annandale Borough, an Alderman and Lord Mayor of Sydney Municipal Council and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]

In the 1970s, Allen Taylor & Company supplied timbers used in the Sydney Opera House.[2] In April 1970 Allen Taylor & Company was taken over by Blue Metal Industries which in turn was purchased by Boral in 1982.[3][4][5]

The company owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.

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References

  1. [1]
    Sir Allen Arthur Taylor Parliament of New South Wales
  2. [2]
    Boral closes mill that provided fine timber for Opera House Sydney Morning Herald 8 September 2010
  3. [3]
    Mergers & Acquisitions Bureau of Industry Economics 1990
  4. [4]
    Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
  5. [5]
    History 1980 - 1989 Boral
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