Rugby Cement

"Rugby Group plc" redirects here. For the school group, see Rugby Group.

Rugby Cement
IndustryCement
Founded1862 as Rugby Lias Lime & Cement Company Ltd
Defunct2000
FateTaken over by RMC Group
HeadquartersRugby, Warwickshire

Rugby Cement was the common name for a company based principally in Rugby, Warwickshire, which produced portland cement. With its origins in the early 19th century, the company was founded in 1862 as the Rugby Lias Lime & Cement Company Ltd before being renamed the Rugby Portland Cement Company Ltd in 1872, in 1979 it was renamed the Rugby Group plc. In 2000 Rugby Cement was taken over by the RMC Group, which was itself taken over by the Mexican firm Cemex in 2005. Cement production still continues at the New Bilton site in Rugby under Cemex ownership.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Rugby Portland Cement Company Ltd". Cement Kilns. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Rugby". Cement Kilns. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ "The Rugby Group plc". Company-Histories.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.