Complex sentence: The tins, weighing just one pound, were easily transportable and ideally suited as army rations and the company's profits were significantly boosted from supplying corned beef to the British Army during the Boer War.
Split into simpler sentences: The tins, weighing just one pound, were easily transportable and ideally suited as army rations. The company's profits were significantly boosted by providing corned beef to the British Army during the Boer War.