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William Jardine and James Matheson, the firm's founders 1846 view of Jardine's original building from Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.. The firm of Jardine, Matheson & Company emerged in 1832 from an evolving process of partnership changes in the trading business Cox & Reid, a partnership established in 1782 between John Cox and John Reid, the latter having been agent of the Austrian trading company ...
Western Enterprise in Late Ch'ing China: A Selective Survey of Jardine, Matheson & Company's Operations, 1842–1895 in Harvard East Asian Monographs 26. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-95010-8. Matheson Connell, Carol (2004). A Business in Risk – Jardine Matheson and the Hong Kong Trading Industry. Praeger.
Connecticut Route 125; Florida State Road 125 (former) County Road 125 (Baker County, Florida) County Road 125 (Bradford County, Florida) Georgia State Route 125; Illinois Route 125; Iowa Highway 125 (former) Kentucky Route 125; Louisiana Highway 125; Maine State Route 125; Maryland Route 125; Massachusetts Route 125; M-125 (Michigan highway ...
Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC) is a subsidiary of Jardines. Originally established in Shanghai in 1923 to support the group's engineering operations in China. Previously, this had been done by the group's engineering department. Offices have been established in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited (SGX: C07) is the investment holding company of Jardines in Southeast Asia.It is currently 75% held by the conglomerate. The company was listed on the Singapore Exchange in 1969 as Cycle & Carriage Limited before it renamed to Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited in 2004 following the integration into Jardines in 2002.
Modern SLCDs were invented by Ray Jardine in 1978 (US patent 4,184,657) [4] and sold under the brand name of "Friends". Ray designed a spring-loaded opposing multiple cam unit with a more stable 13.75 degree camming angle and an innovative triggering mechanism.
The first Jardine House was probably built around 1841 after Jardine's successful bid for its lots on The Praya Central. [ citation needed ] This first building was designed in a style typical of many commercial buildings in 19th Century Hong Kong and borrows elements (arches and pillars) from Neoclassical architecture .
Construction of the SR 125 toll road started in September 2003; it was projected to open in 2006. [106] Over the next few years, 1.5 million cubic meters of rock were blasted through in 160 separate explosions to allow for the interchange with SR 54 to be built. [107] In 2005, the road was given the South Bay Expressway name. [108]