Grampian Holdings
Grampian Holdings Limited, a holding company with interests in a wide range of commercial and industrial activities, of Glasgow.
1921 Incorporated as Bowlana Tea Estates Ltd.[1]
1955 Tea plantations in Ceylon sold off.[2]
1958 Bowlana Tea Estates Ltd. changed its name to Grampian Holdings.[3]
1959 Acquired Lanarkshire Bolt.[4]
1959 Acquired Fleming Brothers (Structural Engineers).[5]
1959 Acquired Kego Electric Co.[6]
1959 Acquired Macdonald's Tweeds.[7]
1960 In August, acquired the shares of Rose, Morris and Co.
1961 Acquired Millard Brothers.[8]
1961 Acquired Robert Laidlaw and Sons.[9]
1961 Acquired Charles (Wednesbury).[10]
1962 Acquired the Wallacetown Engineering Co.[11]
1962 Acquired Benjamin Crook and Sons, manufacturers of Mitre sports equipment.[12]
1962 Acquired Mitchell Brothers, Sons and Co.[13]
1971 Sold its fasteners group consisting of eight companies to Cooper Industries.[14]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman - 19 May 1958
- ↑ The Scotsman - 17 May 1958
- ↑ Illustrated London News - 04 March 1967
- ↑ The Scotsman - 16 April 1959
- ↑ The Scotsman - 22 May 1959
- ↑ Western Mail - 23 December 1959
- ↑ Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser - 29 December 1959
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - 14 August 1961
- ↑ Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser - 22 August 1961
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post - 29 December 1961
- ↑ The Scotsman - 17 September 1962
- ↑ The Scotsman - 10 December 1962
- ↑ The Scotsman - 31 December 1962
- ↑ The Times, Sep 25, 1971