Bonar Hugh Smith

• Reference:GB 254 MS 24/5
• Dates of Creation:1903-1985
• Name of Creator:
  Bonar Hugh Smith
• Physical Description:
  0.75 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Certificates of incorporation, 1935-1961; Directors Minutes, 1903-1976; Directors Reports and accounts, 1904-1989; Share records, 1937-1985; Legal Records, 1921-1973

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Hugh Smith was a family company established in 1875 producing heavy and medium machine tools designed primarily for shipbuilding and steel fabricators. Hugh Smith & Co Ltd was incorporated in 1903 and was voluntarily wound up in 1935 when Hugh Smith & Company (Possil) Ltd was incorporated. The name changed to Hugh Smith (Glasgow) Ltd in October 1960 and it became Bonar Hugh Smith in 1981.

• 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 Low & Bonar Group Ltd in 1978 and 2001

• Note

  Hugh Smith was a family company established in 1875 producing heavy and medium machine tools designed primarily for shipbuilding and steel fabricators. Hugh Smith & Co Ltd was incorporated in 1903 and was voluntarily wound up in 1935 when Hugh Smith & Company (Possil) Ltd was incorporated. The name changed to Hugh Smith (Glasgow) Ltd in October 1960 and it became Bonar Hugh Smith in 1981.

• Other Finding Aids

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• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and include framed certificates. May require conservation

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Gary Smith, July 2006

• 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