Low & Bonar Engineering Ltd

• Reference:GB 254 MS 24/20
• Dates of Creation:1910-1989
• Name of Creator:
  Low & Bonar Engineering Ltd
• Physical Description:
  12 volumes

• Scope and Content

  Directors minutes 1968-1989; general [shareholders, trustees, etc] minutes 1910-1988; register of directors and secretaries 1959-1989; seal book 1971-1985; share records 1963-1989; GHP/Grosvenor staff pension scheme committee minutes and trust deeds 1927-1988.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The General Hydraulic Power Company Ltd was incorporated in 1873. In 1961 it merged with Hugh Smith (Glasgow) Limited, Langley Alloys Limited and Brentford Transformers Limited and the name was changed to the GHP Group Limited. In 1968 it took over Counting Instruments Limited and in 1977 merged with the Low & Bonar Group Limited. In 1979 the name changed to Low & Bonar Engineering Limited.

• 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

  The General Hydraulic Power Company Ltd was incorporated in 1873. In 1961 it merged with Hugh Smith (Glasgow) Limited, Langley Alloys Limited and Brentford Transformers Limited and the name was changed to the GHP Group Limited. In 1968 it took over Counting Instruments Limited and in 1977 merged with the Low & Bonar Group Limited. In 1979 the name changed to Low & Bonar Engineering Limited.

  MS 24/5 Bonar Hugh Smith MS 25/6 Bonar Hypower Ltd

• Other Finding Aids

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• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and include photographs. 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