Head Wrightson & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Teessdale Iron Works
- Head, Thomas
- Wright, Joseph
- Davy Corp Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thornaby on Tees, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, North East, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Boiler & steam generator production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
General fabricated metal product manufacture
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
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Mechanical engineering
Metal processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1859 and the purchase of Teessdale Iron Works by Thomas Head and Joseph Wight. Known as Head Wrightson & Co Ltd in 1865. Early on produced cast and wrought iron and became a major manufacturer of boilers, process plant, fabricated structures and other heavy engineering equipment. 1977 acquired by Davy Corp Ltd
Publications:
- Brief History of Head Wrightson & Co Ltd, from 1859 to 1952 by Wardell, John W
- Head Wrightson. The Head Wrightson Machine Co Ltd by Unknown
- Record of Experiments Carried Out between 1914 and 1918 at the Works of Messrs Head Wrightson & Co Ltd, Thornaby on Tees by Wrightson, Thomas, T G Wrightson & L M Ringquist
- World War 2, 1939-1945 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Teessdale Iron Works
- Head, Thomas
- Wright, Joseph
- Davy Corp Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thornaby on Tees, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, North East, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Boiler & steam generator production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture General fabricated metal product manufacture
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
- Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1859 and the purchase of Teessdale Iron Works by Thomas Head and Joseph Wight. Known as Head Wrightson & Co Ltd in 1865. Early on produced cast and wrought iron and became a major manufacturer of boilers, process plant, fabricated structures and other heavy engineering equipment. 1977 acquired by Davy Corp LtdPublications:
- Brief History of Head Wrightson & Co Ltd, from 1859 to 1952 by Wardell, John W
- Head Wrightson. The Head Wrightson Machine Co Ltd by Unknown
- Record of Experiments Carried Out between 1914 and 1918 at the Works of Messrs Head Wrightson & Co Ltd, Thornaby on Tees by Wrightson, Thomas, T G Wrightson & L M Ringquist
- World War 2, 1939-1945 by Unknown