Tay Spinners Ltd, Glenrothes

• Reference:GB 254 MS 86/27
• Dates of Creation:1962-1970
• Name of Creator:
  Tay Spinners Ltd, Glenrothes
• Physical Description:
  1 box (0.28 linear metres).

• Scope and Content

  Files compiled by A & S Henry & Co (Dundee) Ltd, relating to the formation and subsequent affairs of Tay Spinners Ltd, Viewfield Estate, Glenrothes 1964-1970; plans 1962-1965.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Incorporated in 1964, the company was created out of the combined interests of A & S Henry & Co (Dundee) Ltd, Robertson Industrial Textiles (then a subsidiary of Unijute Ltd) James Scott & Sons Ltd (producing company of Mid Wynd Holding Co Ltd), and Marshall & Brush Ltd. Their aim was the establishment of a synthetic face yarn spinning mill, which was ultimately built at Glenrothes. Production at the factory began in 1966, and continued until 1974, at which point the company was wholly owned by Scott & Robertson Ltd. The plant was sold off in 1977.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were deposited by A & S Henry & Co Ltd 1984-1993 (AccM/207, AccM/245, AccM/293).

• Note

  Incorporated in 1964, the company was created out of the combined interests of A & S Henry & Co (Dundee) Ltd, Robertson Industrial Textiles (then a subsidiary of Unijute Ltd) James Scott & Sons Ltd (producing company of Mid Wynd Holding Co Ltd), and Marshall & Brush Ltd. Their aim was the establishment of a synthetic face yarn spinning mill, which was ultimately built at Glenrothes. Production at the factory began in 1966, and continued until 1974, at which point the company was wholly owned by Scott & Robertson Ltd. The plant was sold off in 1977.

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• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, January 2002.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published