Dalmellington Iron Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Houldsworth family
- Coltness Iron Co
- Bairds & Dallmellington Co Ltd
- Baird, William, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to late 1840s when established by Houldsworth family who had interests in Coltness Iron Co as well as in cotton textile production and engineering at Glasgow. Produced iron and also mined coal and ironstone. Had brickworks. Incorporated 1885. 1931 in liquidation when assets acquired by newly formed Bairds & Dallmellington Co Ltd controlled by William Baird & Co Ltd
Publications:
- Dalmellington Iron Company. Its engines and men by Smith, David L
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Houldsworth family
- Coltness Iron Co
- Bairds & Dallmellington Co Ltd
- Baird, William, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to late 1840s when established by Houldsworth family who had interests in Coltness Iron Co as well as in cotton textile production and engineering at Glasgow. Produced iron and also mined coal and ironstone. Had brickworks. Incorporated 1885. 1931 in liquidation when assets acquired by newly formed Bairds & Dallmellington Co Ltd controlled by William Baird & Co LtdPublications:
- Dalmellington Iron Company. Its engines and men by Smith, David L