Records of Cowal Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/8
- Dates of Creation:1968-1983
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.5 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Board papers 1973-1979
- Directors' reports and accounts 1974-1982
- Directors' correspondence files 1968-1983
- Purchase orders, invoices, details of orders and work in progress transferred from Cowal Engineering to John G Kincaid & Co Ltd , 31 December 1979
Administrative / Biographical History
Manufacturers of maritime equipment and general onshore engines, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland .
Mitchell Swire Ltd , Greenock, incorporated in 1969, was made up of two companies, Cowal Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, and James Mitchell & Son Co Ltd . In 1973, Scott Lithgow Ltd , shipbuilders, Greenock, took over Mitchell Swire Ltd . Scott Lithgow's holding company renamed Mitchell Swire Ltd as Cowal Engineering Co Ltd and broke up James Mitchell & Son Co Ltd to form two companies, Inchgreen Engineering Co Ltd and Greenock Engineering Co Ltd .
Cowal Engineering Co Ltd developed with the transfer in 1975 of the manufacturer of the Newark stern gland propeller shaft seals from Newark Ferguson Ltd , Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, following the latter's take-over by Scott Lithgow Ltd .
In 1977, Cowal Engineering was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders in the Scott Lithgow Group. In December 1979, Cowal Engineering Co Ltd was closed following the transfer by British Shipbuilders of the company's assets, business and labour force to J G Kincaid and Co Ltd , marine engineers, Greenock.
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 their 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 Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 243 TD 842 Records of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd , marine engineers Greenock (Glasgow City Archives)
Bibliography
No known publication using this material
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
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Greenock, Scotland