Complex sentence: The company was established by Eric Faithful and Leonard Gould in 1947 and became part of Atkins in 1996; it subsequently expanded organically and through a series of acquisitions including Silk & Frazier in 1998, Yeoman & Edwards in 1999 and Hanscomb in 2002.
Split into simpler sentences: The company was established by Eric Faithful and Leonard Gould in 1947 and became part of Atkins in 1996. It subsequently expanded organically and through a series of acquisitions including Silk & Frazier in 1998, Yeoman & Edwards in 1999 and Hanscomb in 2002.