James Goodwin and Co

January 1888.

June 1888.

Iron founders, engineers and bridge builders.

Works at Ardrossan, Johnstone and Motherwell.

Shipping ports at Ardrossan, Glasgow, Leith and Greenock.

1865 Established Brandon Bridge-Building Co

1880 'There has recently been erected at Motherwell ... a large and very completely equipped establishment for carrying on the construction of iron girders and bridgework upon an extensive scale. It occupies a large area of spare ground connected with the iron-foundry business which has been successfully conducted by Messrs. James Goodwin and Co. over a period of nearly twenty years. .... It is specially worthy of notice that in their new foundry Messrs. Goodwin and Co. recently cast a large anvil block, weighing about 43 tons, to the order of Messrs. W. and J. Beardmore, Parkhead Forge and Steel Works, Glasgow. This is said to be the heaviest casting ever removed from the Motherwell district. ... The Motherwell establishment of Messrs.Goodwin and Co., is under the charge of Mr. T. G. Binner, works manager, and Mr. Alexander Findlay, general manager.'

1885 'Sale of a Foundry.— The large iron foundry so long carried on at Johnstone by Messrs James Goodwin & Co., has been sold privately to a Paisley firm.'

1889 Goodwins, Jardine and Co to purchase Coats Iron and Steel Co and James Goodwin and Co.

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