Records of Caledonia Fabrications Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/15
- Dates of Creation:1965-1983
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.45 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Directors' reports and accounts 1967-1982
- Company secretary's files 1965-1983
Administrative / Biographical History
Caledonia Fabrications was incorporated in October 1965 to provide the Lithgows group of companies with a light fabrication and forging facility. It became a division of Scott Lithgow Ltd , shipbuilders, Greenock, Inverclyde at merger of Lithgows Ltd , shipbuilders and repairers, Greenock, Inverclyde, and Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, in 1970. It was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithgows Ltd .
Nationalised in 1977 as part of British Shipbuilders, the company's business and assets were transferred to Scott Lithgow Ltd in April 1981, as part of British Shipbuilders restructuring programme, and it was dissolved in 1984.
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
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/23 Records of British Shipbuilders
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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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