Records of Scotts Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/4
- Dates of Creation:1967-1983
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:2.7 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Board papers 1967-1982
- Directors' reports and accounts 1970-1982
- Directors' correspondence files 1937-1981
- Company secretary's files 1969-1983
- Financial records 1970-1980
- Planning department files 1970-1980
- Personnel and industrial relations files 1968-1981
- Plant and property files 1972-1980
Administrative / Biographical History
Marine engineering company, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Became a division of Scott Lithgow Ltd at the merger with Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, in 1970.
Prior to the merger, the business formed one part of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd. Scotts of Greenock (est'd 1711) Ltd had, until 1825, acquired all machinery for their vessels from R Napier & Sons Ltd , shipbuilders and marine engineers, Glasgow, Scotland, or James Cook of Tradeston, Glasgow. In 1825, the company purchased the iron and brass foundry of William Brownlie and trading under the name of Scott, Sinclair and Co (adopted following the purchase of the Greenock Foundry in 1790) began the manufacture of marine engineering within the Scotts' group.
In 1859, the name was changed to the Greenock Foundry Co and in 1904 was absorbed into the parent company of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd (incorporated 1899). As part of the parent company it absorbed Scotts & Sons (Bowling) Ltd in 1965 and the Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd in 1966.
In 1967, the parent company agreed to the merger with Lithgows Ltd shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, to form Scott Lithgow Ltd . In order to facilitate this merger, Scotts Engineering Co Ltd was released from Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd to become part of the 1969 group of companies. this group of companies went on to become Scott Lithgow Ltd .
Nationalised in 1977, the company was then subject to British Shipbuilders ' reorganisation in April 1981. As part of this consolidation exercise, all company assets were transferred to the Scott Lithgow Ltd .
The business was sold to Trafalgar House plc in 1984 and engineering ceased in 1986.
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 322 Records of Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/1 Records of Scott Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/3 Records of Scotts Shipbuilding Co Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/5 Records of Scotts and Son (Bowling) Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/7 Records of Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/23 Records of British Shipbuilders
GB 248 GD 323/24 Records of Trafalgar House plc
Bibliography
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Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 10 October 2001
No alterations made to date
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