Hay & Co

Sectors:

  • Food & tobacco processing Fish processing
  • Agriculture & fishing Fishing & fish farming
  • Distribution - retailing Food retailing
  • Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
  • Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
  • Agriculture & fishing Whaling & whale products

Notes:

Established 1840s by William Hay, b1787, following the collapse in 1842 of the highly important merchant business of Hay & Ogilvy in which he had been a partner. Rebuilt the original business which came to have very wide ranging interests including fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, shipping, fish curing as well as distribution and retailing interests. Incorporated 1921 as Hay & Co (Lerwick) Ltd . By mid 1970s its huge range of activities included wholesale of coal and building products; retail shops selling hardware, ironmongery, fancy goods, etc; local shipping; agency work for shipping, air transport, insurance, etc, companies; services to North Sea oil industry; etc. 1975 acquired by John Fleming & Co Ltd, timber merchants at Aberdeen

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