{"id":46203,"date":"2023-08-09T19:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beck-pollitzer.com\/?page_id=46203"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T11:37:13","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beck-pollitzer.com\/fr-ma\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Beck &#038; Pollitzer Through the Years <\/br><br \/>\n<span class=\"uk-text-primary\">1863-2023 Timeline<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1863_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1863<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The story begins in London.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The story begins in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Beck &#038; Pollitzer is formed in London as a partnership between John Beck and Sigismund Pollitzer, both emigrants from central Europe.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1863_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1866_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1866<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new partnership.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The new partnership. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe business now has an office in Central London and employs wharfingers, importers, warehousemen, and distributors of goods from across Europe.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1866_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1877_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1877<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Phoenix from the flames.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Phoenix from the flames.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Rising out of the ashes of the 1876 fire, Beck &#038; Pollitzer opens new offices at 211 Upper Thames Street and remained there for over 20 years.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1877_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1889_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1889<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Farewell to a founder.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Farewell to a founder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n One of the founding partners, John Beck, dies. With no heirs to inherit his half of the business, the company is left in the hands of the Pollitzer family.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1889_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1894_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1894<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Moving and expanding.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Moving and expanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business moves into Trig Wharf and 29 Upper Thames St, and takes ownership of property at Universal Wharf, Bankside.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1894_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1895_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1895<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Keeping it in the family.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Keeping it in the family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Sigismund Pollitzer\u2019s sons Frank And Percy join their father\u2019s business as Junior Partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1895_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1897_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1897<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Serving the world from near The Globe.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Serving the world from near The Globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nAs the business grows, Beck &#038; Pollitzer opens another site on the south side of the River Thames, close to where Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe Theatre once stood.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1897_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1907_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1907<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new exhibitionists.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The new exhibitionists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business expands its offerings, now providing exhibition organisation and stand design services from new showrooms and offices.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1907_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1912_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1912<\/span><\/h3>\n<p> London Wharf takeover.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">London Wharf takeover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nWith business booming, Beck &#038; Pollitzer is now the name on many of the wharves along the River Thames on either side of Southwark Bridge.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1912_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1913_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1913<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Going the extra mile.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Going the extra mile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business produces elaborate exhibition stands for clients, such as this beautiful fa\u00e7ade with two floors, a working staircase, Roman pillars, and even a balcony!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1913_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1919_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1919<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From horses to horsepower.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">From horses to horsepower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Having relied on horses until now, by the end of World War I, the business is using the latest motor vehicles across its network, although horses continue to perform local tasks until the 1930s.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1919_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1922_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1922<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Steamers and barges join the movement.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Steamers and barges join the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer regularly charters steamers to transport goods from Europe to the UK, and operates its own fleet of barges.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1922_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1930<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The power of advertising.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The power of advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n As it grows, the business changes its marketing methods from word of mouth to press ads like these, highlighting the range of items the business can move \u2013 including a 200-ton heavy Plant!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>1930<\/h3>\n<p>From Sheriff to Sir.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">From Sheriff to Sir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Frank Pollitzer (pictured far right, with Winston Churchill, centre) becomes Sheriff of London. He was later twice offered the position of Lord Mayor of London before being knighted in 1937.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930c_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>1930<\/h3>\n<p>Trumpets, trombones and tubas to go!<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Trumpets, trombones and tubas to go!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Beck &#038; Pollitzer\u2019s travel division helps all kinds of clients move equipment (including musical instruments) all over the world. Clients like the Leipzig Orchestra, a German symphony that\u2019s been performed since 1743.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1930c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1931_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1931<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Expanding into the UK regions.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Expanding into the UK regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  The company establishes premises in both Manchester and Birmingham.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1931_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1932_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1932<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for all the hard work, Murphy!<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Thanks for all the hard work, Murphy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nHaving invested in a fleet of cars, by the 1930s, just one horse remains on active duty for the business. Murphy helps move goods to and from the docks and makes local deliveries before starting his well-earned retirement in 1932.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1932_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1933_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1933<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Universal House rises by the river.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Universal House rises by the river.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Designed by its architect to resemble an ocean liner, the business builds Universal House which forms part of Universal Wharf at Southwark Bridge. Its completion means that the business now has a quarter of a mile of riverside frontage along the Thames.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1933_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1934_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1934<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Getting bigger and bigger.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Getting bigger and bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe business expands its transport activities to cover industrial machinery removals using mobile cranes. It\u2019s a development that establishes the foundations of the modern Beck &#038; Pollitzer which continues to this day.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1934_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1947_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1947<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Divide and Conquer.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Divide and Conquer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer reorganises its operations into divisions, with Exhibition Services based in Hampsted, London, and Export Packing in London and Manchester.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1947_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1948<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Packing portraits and moving statues.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Packing portraits and moving statues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBased at our new packing facility in Trafford Park, Manchester, our Fine Arts Export service prepares statues and oil paintings for export all over the world for buyers, sellers and aficionados.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1948<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hello Jo\u2019burg\u2028.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Hello Jo\u2019burg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Our international expansion begins with the opening of our first overseas office in Johannesburg, South Africa.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1948<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our name at the games.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Our name at the games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The Olympics arrive in London, with Beck &#038; Pollitzer appointed as shipping and forwarding agents, responsible for moving many competitors\u2019 equipment, including horses, paintings and sculptures.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1948b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1949a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1949<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A big business on the big screen.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A big business on the big screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nFame at last! Some of Beck &#038; Pollitzer\u2019s buildings appear in the landmark films <em>Passport to Pimlico and Hue &#038; Cry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1949a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1949b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1949<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Around the World in 80(+) Years.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Around the World in 80(+) Years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe UK Board of Trade announces a new symbol for British exports. And with Beck &#038; Pollitzer one of the first companies to implement the design, the business is used to announce the change in national newspapers.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1949b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1950_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1950<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>180 machines installed in 3 days.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">180 machines installed in 3 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer successfully completes a demanding and significant 180-machine installation project for a large electronic component manufacturer based in Mitcham, Surrey in just 3 days.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1950_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1955_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1955<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Delivery to Antarctica? Snow problem.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Delivery to Antarctica? Snow problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBritish explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs leads an overland crossing of Antarctica. Beck &#038; Pollitzer handles the shipping of four extreme conditions Tucker Sno-Cats that prove vital to the mission\u2019s success. We also handled the exhibition of one of the vehicles in the UK on completion of the expedition in 1958.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1955_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1956_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1956<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Radio telescope removal.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Radio telescope removal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer assists with the removal of a transmitter at Jodrell Bank, the world\u2019s first large radio telescope.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1956_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1958_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1958<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One year. Two firsts.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">One year. Two firsts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The UK\u2019s first Hyster Truck with Jibs is introduced into the business, swiftly followed by another first \u2013 a 25-ton mobile crane.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1958_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1960_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1960<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A 68-ton shipment to China.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A 68-ton shipment to China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe start of the Swinging Sixties sees us complete a huge 68-ton relocation shipment to China \u2013 swiftly and safely, of course.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1960_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1961a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1961<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>B&#038;P answers SOS.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">B&#038;P answers SOS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n When a packed passenger train collides with a freight train outside Waterloo Station in London in April, Beck &#038; Pollitzer provides equipment and people to help with the salvage and rescue operation.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1961a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1961b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1961<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Pollitzers sell after nearly a century.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The Pollitzers sell after nearly a century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe family of one of our founding fathers ends its near 100-year association with the business when it sells Beck &#038; Pollitzer to the Transport Development Group (TDG).\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1961b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1963_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1963<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Humble beginnings for our industrial division.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Humble beginnings for our industrial division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business opens its industrial division in the Midlands, its first premises being a wooden garden shed!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1963_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1964_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1964<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A new London HQ.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A new London HQ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Universal House, the company\u2019s HQ for nearly 30 years, is demolished as TDG sells off some of our London properties. As a result, the business moves into a new home at Tower Bridge House.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1964_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1966_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1966<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One becomes three.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">One becomes three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nTo allow for expansion, TDG splits the company into 3 wholly-owned sub-holding companies. Industrial\/Heavy Transport and Warehousing are based in the South with Export &#038; Transport in the North.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1966_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1967_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1967<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leaving London.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Leaving London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nRapid international expansion means it\u2019s no longer prudent for the business to have an office and warehouse in London. So we move our HQ a few miles outside the capital to Dartford, Kent \u2013 just 10 minutes away from where co-founder John Beck lived out the last couple of decades of his life.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1967_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1970_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1970<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Daring drivers and inter-continental racing.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Daring drivers and inter-continental racing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Beck &#038; Pollitzer transports cars taking part in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally. The car pictured belongs to a team of drivers taking part in the gruelling 16,000 mile race which is won by Hannu Mikkota and Gunnar Palm in a Ford Escort.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1970_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1976_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1976<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ringing the changes for the Brighton Belle.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Ringing the changes for the Brighton Belle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nNo longer able to efficiently transport passengers between London and the South Coast, the early Seventies sees the Brighton Belle retired from service. In 1976, Beck &#038; Pollitzer is tasked with moving this significant and historic train to a new home, its carriages eventually split up and sold and shipped to different owners.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1976_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1980_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1980<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Single again.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Single again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOwners TDG decide to combine the company\u2019s separate business units into a single entity once more.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1980_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1985a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1985<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>New equipment arrives.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">New equipment arrives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe company\u2019s first Twinlifts are imported from the USA, soon followed by new hydraulic gantries.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1985a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1985_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>1985<\/h3>\n<p>New lines for Nissan in the Northeast.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">New lines for Nissan in the Northeast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOur relationship with automotive giants Nissan begins with the installation of Body and Press shops at its UK plant in Sunderland. Our team transports 1500 crates of machinery to the plant in under 48 hours.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1985_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1991<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A new name.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A new name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n All of the company\u2019s departments combine to become Beck &#038; Pollitzer Engineering Ltd.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1991<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Pakistan plant project.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The Pakistan plant project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n1991 The Pakistan plant project. We complete the ICI Wilton Project by removing a Urea plant to Pakistan.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991c_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1991<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Big in print.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Big in print.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe business continues to be one of the leading engineering and installation providers in the print industry, operating under the name Beck &#038; Pollitzer Print Engineering.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1991c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1992a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1992<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rolls Royce roles.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Rolls Royce roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer becomes a key contractor for Rolls Royce, embarking on a variety of projects over the next 20 years.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1992a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1992b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1992<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Restoring a royal residence.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Restoring a royal residence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nFollowing a major fire, Beck &#038; Pollitzer engineers and machinery join a big team to work on the Windsor Castle restoration project at the Queen\u2019s home. The works take five years to complete.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1992b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1993_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1993<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tanks for the memories.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Tanks for the memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nFor three decades, our Wide and Heavy Loads division dismantles and relocates large objects such as the Briggs Tank (pictured). Moving such loads on public roads often requires a police escort to ensure safety.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1993_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1994_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1994<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One becomes four.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">One becomes four.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nMichael Stone leads management in a buyout from TDG supported by Schroder Ventures. The restructuring leaves the business with four divisions: <strong>Engineering &#038; Projects, Cranes &#038; Plant,<br \/>\n    Export Packing<\/strong> and <strong>Heavy Transport<\/strong>. The business has depots across the UK at Stalybridge, Bilston, Bath, Dartford, and Crayford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1994_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1996<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Heavy lifting on the Humber.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Heavy lifting on the Humber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Beck &#038; Pollitzer team use their skill and experience to expertly complete a large and complex assignment in Barton-on-Humber for client Kimberley Clark.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996c_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1996<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Driving the success of another automotive client.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Driving the success of another automotive client.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer becomes a major on-site contractor for Toyota UK at Derby, a partnership that lasts many years and includes many major projects across Europe.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">1996<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230; us!<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">And the winner is&#8230; us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n1996 And the winner is\u2026 us! Beck &#038; Pollitzer is proud and delighted to receive the Queen&#8217;s Award for Export.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_1996a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2000a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2000<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bienvenue Beck &#038; Pollitzer France.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Bienvenue Beck &#038; Pollitzer France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe business opens its first overseas engineering subsidiary in France as a joint venture with Cochez S.A.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2000a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2000b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2000<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>BMW Mini and Rover united.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">BMW Mini and Rover united.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer transfers BMW Mini and Rover 75 body shops at the same time as major new installations in Toyota UK and France.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2000b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2001_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2001<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eastern European expansion.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Eastern European expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n 2001 Eastern European expansion\u2028Beck &#038; Pollitzer opens subsidiaries in Poland and the Czech Republic.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2001_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2002_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2002<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>More subsidiaries in Europe.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">More subsidiaries in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Germany and Hungary become the latest territories to be home to new Beck &#038; Pollitzer subsidiaries.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2002_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2004_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2004<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A long-term relationship begins in Hungary.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A long-term relationship begins in Hungary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer Hungary starts a long-standing relationship with Denso to relocate and install over 1500 machines.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2004_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2005a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2005<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ups and downs at Heathrow Terminal 5.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Ups and downs at Heathrow Terminal 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer installs the majority of escalators and lifts at Heathrow\u2019s new Terminal 5. The project includes some of the largest escalators in Europe.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2005a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2005b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2005<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ready for business in Russia and Slovakia.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Ready for business in Russia and Slovakia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer opens subsidiaries in Russia and Slovakia.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2005b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2006_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2006<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Working in the House of Mouse!<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Working in the House of Mouse!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer France undertakes a number of installation projects for Euro Disney in Paris.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2006_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2007<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A big move for BASF.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A big move for BASF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The Beck &#038; Pollitzer Germany team carry out one of their biggest projects to date for BASF, dismantling a VC plant and transporting it to Egypt.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2007<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Bridgepoint buyout.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The Bridgepoint buyout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBridgepoint and management buy Beck &#038; Pollitzer for \u00a355 million.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007c_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2007<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Beck &#038; Pollitzer Turkey launches.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Beck &#038; Pollitzer Turkey launches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business expands its offerings, now providing exhibition organisation and stand design services from new showrooms and offices.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2007c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2008_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2008<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Romania and Ukraine open for business.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Romania and Ukraine open for business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOur European expansion extends ever further as Beck &#038; Pollitzer subsidiaries open in Romania and Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2008_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2009_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2009<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A 630-ton challenge completed.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A 630-ton challenge completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer Russia carries out the installation of a General Electric 350-ton gas turbine and a 280-ton gas generator.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2009_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2011a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2011<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Italian jobs begin.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Italian jobs begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nAs our business continues to grow across Europe, Beck &#038; Pollitzer opens a subsidiary in Italy.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2011a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2011b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2011<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Almost 100 production lines relocated.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Almost 100 production lines relocated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer Poland relocates four factories for Telefonika, a project that involves moving over 95 production lines.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2011b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2012_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2012<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A subsidiary opens in the sub-continent.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A subsidiary opens in the sub-continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer opens for business in India.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2012_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2013a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2013<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Time to celebrate our 150th anniversary.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Time to celebrate our 150th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nHow many businesses make it to 150? Beck &#038; Pollitzer celebrates this landmark occasion and reflects on how we\u2019ve grown to become Europe&#8217;s leading experts in machinery relocations and installations.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2013a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2013b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2013<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Back to the River Thames.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Back to the River Thames.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  Beck &#038; Pollitzer\u2019s travel division helps all kinds of clients move equipment (including musical instruments) all over the world. Clients like the Leipzig Orchestra, a German symphony that\u2019s been performed since 1743.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2013b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2014_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2014<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lighting up London at Christmas.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Lighting up London at Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n For the tenth year in a row, Beck &#038; Pollitzer transports and installs London&#8217;s legendary Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square \u2013 a gift to the nation from the people of Norway.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2014_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Graphite Capital become our new owners.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Graphite Capital become our new owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nGraphite Capital acquires Beck &#038; Pollitzer from Bridgepoint for an undisclosed sum.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Viva Beck &#038; Pollitzer Espana.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Viva Beck &#038; Pollitzer Espana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer opens another European subsidiary, this one in Spain.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016c_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A major Icelandic installation.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">A major Icelandic installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  We complete the installation of one of the world\u2019s most advanced and environmentally-friendly silicon metal production plants, taking responsibility for all of the mechanical, piping and electrical works.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2016c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2018a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Clarkson Industrial acquisition APPROVED.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Clarkson Industrial acquisition APPROVED.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer acquires Clarkson Industrial Inc, a major provider of installation services based in South Carolina. The move creates a strong platform for further growth in our machinery installation and relocation services across North America.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2018a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2018b_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An A+ acquisition of M+.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">An A+ acquisition of M+.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n The business acquires montagen plus, a Nuremburg-based provider of machinery installation and relocation services. The move extends our regional coverage and customer base in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2018b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2020_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Swedish subsidiary opens.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Swedish subsidiary opens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Beck &#038; Pollitzer boosts its capacity to deliver large scale removals and installations for Scandinavian clients by opening a subsidiary in Sweden.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2020_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021a_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Darting across Dartford.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Darting across Dartford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nMarch sees the business leave its Dartford HQ, our home since the 1960s. But moving to our new HQ is fairly quick and easy as it\u2019s another office in Dartford!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021b_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>New offices in Australia and Japan.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">New offices in Australia and Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n Our expansion into new territories continues apace with the opening of our Australia and Japan subsidiaries, a move that actually takes us into a whole new continent.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021b_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021c_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The era of electrification moves up a gear.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">The era of electrification moves up a gear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nAs electric vehicles continue to transform automotive manufacturing, Beck &#038; Pollitzer provides innovative, end-to-end solutions for the automation and electrification industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021c_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021d_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Biggest European Gigafactory in Sweden.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Biggest European Gigafactory in Sweden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n A turnkey project to install brand-new technology lines to produce batteries, executed in collaboration with our businesses from Sweden, UK, Poland, France, Czech and Romania.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021d_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021e_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Warehouse automation expertise.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Warehouse automation expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBeck &#038; Pollitzer establishes itself as a global leader in delivering quality warehouse automation installations across the world.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2021e_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2022_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Magnifique news from Belgique.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">Magnifique news from Belgique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe ever-expanding world of Beck &#038; Pollitzer reaches into new regions of Northern Europe with the appointment of a Business Development Representative in Antwerp. His task is to establish our presence in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2022_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2023a_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2023<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First project in Japan is in the (shopping) bag.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"uk-h3\">First project in Japan is in the (shopping) bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Installation of the first ever bespoke CFC in Asia Pacific for our client Ocado Group and their partner AEON, who formed a partnership in 2019.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_2023a_lg.jpg\"><span uk-icon=\"icon: more; ratio: 1\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bp_timeline_160excellence_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ad-h4\">2023<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Beck &#038; 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With no heirs to inherit his half of the business, the company is left in the hands of the Pollitzer family.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1889_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1889_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Farewell to a founder.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1800's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1889<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Moving and expanding.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n The business moves into Trig Wharf and 29 Upper Thames St, and takes ownership of property at Universal Wharf, Bankside.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1894_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1894_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Moving and expanding.\",\"tags\":\"1800's\",\"title\":\"<span 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It\\u2019s a development that establishes the foundations of the modern Beck & Pollitzer which continues to this day.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1934_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1934_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Getting bigger and bigger.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1934<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Divide and Conquer. <\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nBeck & Pollitzer reorganises its operations into divisions, with Exhibition Services based in Hampsted, London, and Export Packing in London and Manchester.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1947_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1947_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Divide and Conquer.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1947<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Packing portraits and moving statues.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nBased at our new packing facility in Trafford Park, Manchester, our Fine Arts Export service prepares statues and oil paintings for export all over the world for buyers, sellers and aficionados.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Packing portraits and moving statues.\",\"panel_style\":\"tile-secondary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1948<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Hello Jo\\u2019burg.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n Our international expansion begins with the opening of our first overseas office in Johannesburg, South Africa.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948a_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948a_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Hello Jo\\u2019burg\\u2028.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1948<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Our name at the games.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n The Olympics arrive in London, with Beck & Pollitzer appointed as shipping and forwarding agents, responsible for moving many competitors\\u2019 equipment, including horses, paintings and sculptures.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948b_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1948b_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Our name at the games.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1948<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">A big business on the big screen.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nFame at last! Some of Beck & Pollitzer\\u2019s buildings appear in the landmark films <em>Passport to Pimlico and Hue & Cry<\\\/em>.\\n\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1949a_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1949a_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"A big business on the big screen.\",\"panel_style\":\"tile-secondary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1949<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Around the World in 80(+) Years.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nThe UK Board of Trade announces a new symbol for British exports. And with Beck & Pollitzer one of the first companies to implement the design, the business is used to announce the change in national newspapers.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1949b_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1949b_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Around the World in 80(+) Years.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1949<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">180 machines installed in 3 days.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n Beck & Pollitzer successfully completes a demanding and significant 180-machine installation project for a large electronic component manufacturer based in Mitcham, Surrey in just 3 days.  \\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1950_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1950_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"180 machines installed in 3 days.\",\"panel_style\":\"tile-secondary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1950<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Delivery to Antarctica? Snow problem.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nBritish explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs leads an overland crossing of Antarctica. Beck & Pollitzer handles the shipping of four extreme conditions Tucker Sno-Cats that prove vital to the mission\\u2019s success. We also handled the exhibition of one of the vehicles in the UK on completion of the expedition in 1958.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1955_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1955_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Delivery to Antarctica? Snow problem.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1955<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Radio telescope removal.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n Beck & Pollitzer assists with the removal of a transmitter at Jodrell Bank, the world\\u2019s first large radio telescope.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1956_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1956_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Radio telescope removal.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1956<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">One year. Two firsts.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n The UK\\u2019s first Hyster Truck with Jibs is introduced into the business, swiftly followed by another first \\u2013 a 25-ton mobile crane.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1958_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1958_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"One year. Two firsts.\",\"panel_style\":\"tile-secondary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1958<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">A 68-ton shipment to China.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nThe start of the Swinging Sixties sees us complete a huge 68-ton relocation shipment to China \\u2013 swiftly and safely, of course.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1960_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1960_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"A 68-ton shipment to China.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1960<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">B&P answers SOS.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n When a packed passenger train collides with a freight train outside Waterloo Station in London in April, Beck & Pollitzer provides equipment and people to help with the salvage and rescue operation.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1961a_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1961a_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"B&P answers SOS.\",\"panel_style\":\"tile-secondary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1961<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">The Pollitzers sell after nearly a century.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\nThe family of one of our founding fathers ends its near 100-year association with the business when it sells Beck & Pollitzer to the Transport Development Group (TDG).\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1961b_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1961b_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"The Pollitzers sell after nearly a century.\",\"panel_style\":\"card-primary\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1961<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Humble beginnings for our industrial division.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n The business opens its industrial division in the Midlands, its first premises being a wooden garden shed!\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1963_sm.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1963_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Humble beginnings for our industrial division.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1963<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">A new London HQ.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n  Universal House, the company\\u2019s HQ for nearly 30 years, is demolished as TDG sells off some of our London properties. 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So we move our HQ a few miles outside the capital to Dartford, Kent \\u2013 just 10 minutes away from where co-founder John Beck lived out the last couple of decades of his life.\\n<\\\/p>\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1967_lg.jpg\",\"item_element\":\"article\",\"link\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/bp_timeline_1967_lg.jpg\",\"meta\":\"Leaving London.\",\"tags\":\"1900's\",\"title\":\"<span class=\\\"ad-h4\\\">1967<\\\/span>\"}},{\"type\":\"grid_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"uk-h3\\\">Daring drivers and inter-continental racing.<\\\/span>\\n\\n\n\n<p>\\n  Beck & Pollitzer transports cars taking part in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally. 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