Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

William Ross and Sons

From Graces Guide
April 1903.
1912.
March 1912. Duplex Reducing Valves.
October 1912.
April 1913.
1927.

27 Thistle Street, Glasgow.

1951 British Plaster Board Ltd acquired the valve manufacturing business[1]

1965 Acquired by an alloy producer, the company's main raw material, Imperial Metal Industries[2]

1969 Acquired by Sir W. H. Bailey and Co.[3], part of IMI.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times July 31, 1951
  2. The Times July 7, 1965
  3. Safety Systems Company Timeline