Rok plc was a British construction company, based in Exeter. Rok went into administration in 2010.
History
The company, which began trading under the name Exeter Building Contractors Ltd, was formed in 1939 to undertake government contracts being issued at the start of the Second World War.[1] Its effectiveness during the conflict was such that it was decided to continue trading in peacetime. It soon adapted the name EBC Group and acquired several other regional businesses in the ensuring decades.[2]
During 1981, EBC Group joined the Unlisted Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange; it was upgraded to the exchange's official list seven years later.[2] Thereafter, the business expanded into the southern region, opening up an office in Eastleigh to support this and obtaining another in Reading via an acquisition.[2]