Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Scotland) Ltd, civil engineering contractors, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 254/3/1
- Dates of Creation:1938
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.1 metres
Scope and Content
- Register of members 1938
- Directors' minute book 1938
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Scotland) Ltd was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1938 with registered offices in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The company had a share capital of £100,000 with the shares divided between the companies directors: William Hepburn McAlpine, Sir Malcolm McAlpine, Sir Alfred McAlpine, James McAlpine, Robin McAlpine and R Edwin McAlpine. David and Malcolm McAlpine, and James Bryden were also appointed as directors at the first meeting of the company. The company was established to manage the Scottish business of their parent company, the partnership Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons , civil engineering contractors, London, England, with whom the company shared offices and staff. Plant and staff were hired from the parent company. The company was still in operation in 1941 when they moved registered offices to Osborne Street, Clydebank, but nothing is known about the company after this date.
Arrangement
The material has been arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985
Other Finding Aids
Digital and manual file level lists of the surviving records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, subsidiaries and related companies are available in the searchroom ref: UGD 254
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 3111) and London (NRA32523)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
The records of the following Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons companies are held by Glasgow University Archive Services:
GB 248 UGD 254/1 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/2 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (London) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/3/1 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Scotland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/3/2 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine Properties (Scotland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/4 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Midlands) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/5 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/6 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Ireland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/7 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/10 Records of Dorchester House Hotel
GB 248 UGD 254/11 Records of Victoria Agency Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/18 Records of McAlpine Ferro-Concrete Co Ltd
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
Additional Information
This material is original
Compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, January 2003
No alterations made to date
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