{"id":25,"date":"2026-10-16T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:21:17","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/group\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc3322 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bc3322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951357b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"951357b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22ec28 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e22ec28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c465d1 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c465d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From a haulage yard in 1972 to a group of six companies (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e16bd e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21e16bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"history\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43f4df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c43f4df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fifty years in six steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474146a e-con-full lt-rows lt-timeline e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"474146a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44ee9a e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b44ee9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa4da1 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa4da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">1972<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18f95b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b18f95b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9857b lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab9857b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A haulage yard in Springfield<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42028ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42028ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Edith and George Halden start a road freight business with four lorries (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea71cd0 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea71cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55620d3 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55620d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">1998<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2e36b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb2e36b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e209a lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8e209a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first company bought<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c181b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c181b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Northbank Foods joins: the first business the Haldens buy rather than build.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a292295 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a292295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a845c3 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a845c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2003<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb58e09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb58e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc2102 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfc2102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Halden Group is formed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f346a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f346a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A parent company is set up to own the businesses; the sites move into Halden Property.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a80675 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a80675\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cd061 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44cd061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2011<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749c0ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"749c0ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd3933 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd3933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Into building materials<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f2e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f2e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group buys 80% of Carrow Materials; the founding family keeps the rest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936e57e e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"936e57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5a8af lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5a8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c743f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c743f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11503d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab3fcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bab3fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab59c lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ab59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A first associate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712bc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"712bc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 35% stake in Larch 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5affb34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5affb34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f302173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f302173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Started with four lorries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58cc87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58cc87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group began as a haulage yard in 1972 (sample). When the Haldens bought their first bakery customer in 1998, they kept its name, its managers and its recipes, and that became the rule for every company since.<\/p><p>The founding family still owns the largest share of the parent company through a trust. Institutions, employees and private shareholders own the rest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b59b8 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84b59b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"talk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7405c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b7405c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b636a lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41b636a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions about the group?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aee259 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aee259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de50dfb lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de50dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investor relations, press, partnerships or a business you might sell: head office answers every enquiry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54aa6e e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c54aa6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f10b90 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f10b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact head office<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/26"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-corporation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}