Austin & Pickersgill Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Austin, S P, & Son Ltd
- Pickersgill, William, & Sons Ltd
- Bartram & Sons
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Formed in 1954 through amalgamation of S P Austin & Son Ltd and William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. Austins traced origins to 1826 and from 1860 known as S P Austin & Son. Incorporated 1896. Pickersgills formed 1838. Acquired Bartram & Sons 1968. Developed the successful SD14 standard design freighter in 1970s. 1977 nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders
Publications:
- A shipbuilding consultancy is born. The birth, growth and subsequent takeover of A&P Appledore (International) Ltd and the A&P Group, 1971-2017 by Craggs, John, Hugh Murphy & Roger Vaughan
- At the Sharp End! A shipbuilding autobiography by Parker, George H
- Austin & Pickersgill Ltd. 150 years by Unknown
- SD14. The full story by Lingwood, John
- SD14. The great British shipbuilding success story by Lingwood, John
- We Make Ships by Pickard, Tom
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Austin, S P, & Son Ltd
- Pickersgill, William, & Sons Ltd
- Bartram & Sons
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Formed in 1954 through amalgamation of S P Austin & Son Ltd and William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. Austins traced origins to 1826 and from 1860 known as S P Austin & Son. Incorporated 1896. Pickersgills formed 1838. Acquired Bartram & Sons 1968. Developed the successful SD14 standard design freighter in 1970s. 1977 nationalised as part of British ShipbuildersPublications:
- A shipbuilding consultancy is born. The birth, growth and subsequent takeover of A&P Appledore (International) Ltd and the A&P Group, 1971-2017 by Craggs, John, Hugh Murphy & Roger Vaughan
- At the Sharp End! A shipbuilding autobiography by Parker, George H
- Austin & Pickersgill Ltd. 150 years by Unknown
- SD14. The full story by Lingwood, John
- SD14. The great British shipbuilding success story by Lingwood, John
- We Make Ships by Pickard, Tom