Records of Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd. and predecessors
- Reference:GB 230 DD1066A
- Dates of Creation:1836 - 1971
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:40 volumes, 1 bundle
Scope and Content
Includes records of predecessor bodies, Aberdeen Lime Co. Ltd. and Northern Agricultural Co. Ltd, and the company amalgamated with in 1972, Hutcheon of Turriff.
DD1066A/1 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Minutes
DD1066A/2 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Accounts
DD1066A/3 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Salary Ledger
DD1066A/4 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Share Ledgers
DD1066A/5 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Company Registers
DD1066A/6 Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd: Legal Documents
DD1066A/7 Records of Hutcheon (Turriff) Ltd (minutes and registers)
Administrative / Biographical History
Aberdeen Lime Co. was established in 1837 and based at Blaikie's Quay, Aberdeen. In 1930 Aberdeen Lime Co. amalgamated with the Northern Agricultural Company Limited. The company's name was changed from Aberdeen Lime Co. to Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd (NALCO) in March 1941. They operated a fertiliser plant at Blaikie's Quay.
In 1972 NALCO amalgamated with Hutcheon of Turriff (based at Rosehall, Turriff) to form RHM Agriculture (Caledonia) Ltd, a member of the Rank Hovis McDougall Group (who eventually became Dalgetty (Dalgetty Spillers)). The company was wound down in 1975.
Access Information
Open
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Other Finding Aids
Please see the Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives catalogue at https://archives.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CalmView/
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Katy Kavanagh, 2019
Custodial History
Records from Northern Agricultural and Lime Co. Ltd. were left when North Eastern Farms (see DD1066) took the Rosehall premises over, but the company at no point formed part of the business of NEF.
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