Records of Scott Lithgow Training Centre, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/19
- Dates of Creation:1968-1982
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Board papers 1968
- Directors' reports and accounts 1971-1982
- Directors' correspondence files 1968-1975
- Company secretary's files 1968-1982
Administrative / Biographical History
Incorporated as Scott Lithgow Training Centre in November 1968 the company was a joint venture of the merging companies of Lithgows Ltd , Greenock, Inverclyde and Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock,working in co-operation with the Shipbuilding Industry Training Board , formed under the Industrial Training Act, 1964, to create a training centre on the river Clyde's lower reaches. The company became a part division of Scott Lithgow Ltd , shipbuilders, Greenock, Inverclyde at merger of Lithgows Ltd , shipbuilders and repairers, and Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd in 1970. A part of the Scott Lithgow Group of companies, the training centre was nationalised in 1977.
The general decline in shipbuilding affected the numbers being trained and by 1980 the centre was grossly under utilised. Following British Shipbuilders ' restructuring programme of 1981, the training centre became a non-operating subsidiary.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
National Archives of Scotland : 1994
Held under the charge and superintendence of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Other Finding Aids
Manual file level list of the Scott Lithgow Group collection available in searchroom
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for large scale copying must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Any requests to publish or reproduce documents from the collection must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with National Archives of Scotland procedures
Custodial History
Records held by Scott Lithgow Ltd prior to acquisition by the National Archives of Scotland
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry available via the Glasgow University Archive Services homepage
GB 248 GD 319 Records of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
GB 248 GD 320 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/1 Records of Scott Lithgow Ltd includes financial records of the Scott Lithgow Training Centre at GD 323/1/5/66, 92-93
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd , includes Plant and Property records at GD 323/13/9/6
GB 248 GD 323/23 Records of British Shipbuilders
Bibliography
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Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 12 October 2001
No alterations made to date
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