John Hastie and Co
of Kilblain Engine Works, 16 Princes Street, Greenock
John Hastie and Co., steering gear and hoist manufacturers.
1843 Company founded.
1879 Manufacturer of hoist worked by variable water-pressure engine.
1881 Description and drawings of hydraulic pumps with variable stroke.[1]
1898 John Hastie and Company Limited was registered, with capital of £15,000, to acquire the business of the same name carried on at Kilblain Engine Works, Greenock.[2]
1961 General engineers and manufacturers of ships' steering gears, telemotors and Hele-Shaw pumps. 650 employees. [3]
1972 The company, described as the world's biggest manufacturer of ships' steering gear, was taken over jointly by Lithgows Ltd and the Weir Group for a purchase price of about £250,000.[4]
1980 John Hastie of Greenock, a member of Vickers' marine engineering division, have acquired from the liquidators of Speedcranes of Gourock the right to use the 'Speedcranes' trade name, their patents ...[5]
1991 The company was dissolved.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1881/04/08
- ↑ Glasgow Herald 14 May 1898
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
- ↑ The Scotsman 29 August 1980
- ↑ National Records of Scotland BT2/1991/3858