Brown, John, & Co Ltd, engineering
Other Business Names:
- Brown, John, & Co (Clydebank) Ltd
- Brown, John, Engineering (Clydebank) Ltd
- Trafalgar House Plc
- Aker Kvaerner
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering, general
Notes:
Traced origins to the iron and steel and shipbuilding business of John Brown & Co Ltd. A central component of this by c1900 was marine engines. 1966 engineering interests of John Brown & Co (Clydebank) Ltd were placed in John Brown Engineering (Clydebank) Ltd. Especially noted for gas turbines.These and other widely diversified engineering interests of John Brown were acquired by Trafalgar House Plc and later by Aker Kvaerner
Publications:
- General description of the works and products of John Brown & Co Ltd, 1864-1924. by Unknown
- Intermediate modes and international business by Boyce, Gordon
- John Brown Engineering. Power contractors to the world by Hood, John
- Rise and progress of John Brown Engineering, 1966-97. US technology, Scottish expertise and English capital by McKinstry, Sam
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brown, John, & Co (Clydebank) Ltd
- Brown, John, Engineering (Clydebank) Ltd
- Trafalgar House Plc
- Aker Kvaerner
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering, general
Notes:
Traced origins to the iron and steel and shipbuilding business of John Brown & Co Ltd. A central component of this by c1900 was marine engines. 1966 engineering interests of John Brown & Co (Clydebank) Ltd were placed in John Brown Engineering (Clydebank) Ltd. Especially noted for gas turbines.These and other widely diversified engineering interests of John Brown were acquired by Trafalgar House Plc and later by Aker KvaernerPublications:
- General description of the works and products of John Brown & Co Ltd, 1864-1924. by Unknown
- Intermediate modes and international business by Boyce, Gordon
- John Brown Engineering. Power contractors to the world by Hood, John
- Rise and progress of John Brown Engineering, 1966-97. US technology, Scottish expertise and English capital by McKinstry, Sam