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 163,972 pages of information and 245,954 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.

J. B. Howie

From Graces Guide

Ship Repairers

By 1965 was part of the Agricultural, Municipal and Tanker Division of Solar Industries Ltd[1]

1975 The government announced plans to nationalize ship building and repairing businesses, including Laird's shiprepairing operations (J. B. Howie Ltd trading as CBS Engineering Co and Western Shiprepairers Ltd)[2]

2003 Appointment of liquidator[3]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Dec 06, 1965
  2. The Times, Mar 18, 1975
  3. London Gazette 14 February 2003