Blairs
of Glasgow; telegrams "Blazon-Glasgow"
1838 Company founded.
1904 Became private company Blair, Campbell and McLean
1930 Name changed.
1948 Acquired by Mirrlees Watson Co
1960 ENGINEERS and COPPERSMITHS GLASGOW Automatic Stokers, Spirit and Feints Pumps supplied with the above equipment[1]
1961 General engineers and manufacturers of sugar machinery, chemical plant, distilling plant and brewery plant. 400 employees.
1967 The sale of Mirrlees (Engineers), pump makers, after the disposal of the sugar machinery and stoker manufacturing businesses, completes the main part of the drastic reorganisation of Blairs Engineers, Glasgow, formerly The Mirrlees ...[2]
1968 Mr Hugh Fraser, the chairman of Blairs, Engineers, Glasgow, reports today that if orders continue to come in at the present rate the manufacturing subsidiary, Blairs, Ltd., should make a profit in ...[3]