Lithgows Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Russell & Co
- Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
- Scott Lithgow Ltd
- Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
- Lithgow, William
- Lithgow, Sir James
- Lithgow, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established 1874 as Russell & Co which in William Lithgow, d1908, was a partner and owned by the Lithgow family from c1891. 1907 joined in partnership by his sons, James, 1883-1952, and Henry, the former becoming a major force in Scottish shipbuilding. Incorporated 1918. Acquired numerous other shipbuilding and marine engineering businesses including Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in 1935. 1967 merged with Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd to form Scott Lithgow Ltd which in 1977 was subsumed into British Shipbuilders Corp
Publications:
- At the Sharp End! A shipbuilding autobiography by Parker, George H
- Beardmore. The history of a Scottish industrial giant by Hume, John R, & Michael Moss
- Colvilles and the Scottish Steel Industry by Payne, Peter L
- Deja Vu All Over Again! The reluctant rise and protracted demise of Scott Lithgow Ltd by Murphy, Hugh
- From Cape to Cape. The history of Lyle Shipping Co by Orbell, John, with Edwin Green & Michael Moss
- James Lithgow, Master of Work by Reid, James M
- Planning and profits. British naval armaments manufacture and the military complex, 1918-1941 by Miller, Christopher W
- Planning and Profits. The political economy of private naval armaments manufacture and supply organisation in Britain, 1918-41 by Miller, Christopher W
- Scott Lithgow. Déjà vu all over again. The rise and fall of a shipbuilding company by Johnman, Lewis, & Hugh Murphy
- The Clydeside cabal. The influence of Lord Weir, Sir James Lithgow and Sir Andrew Rae Duncan on naval and defence policy, around 1918–1940 by Miller, Christopher W
- West of Scotland Industrial and Commercial Elites and their Social, Political and Economic Influence by MacKenzie, Angus
- William Todd Lithgow. Founder of a Fortune by Moss, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Russell & Co
- Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
- Scott Lithgow Ltd
- Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
- Lithgow, William
- Lithgow, Sir James
- Lithgow, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established 1874 as Russell & Co which in William Lithgow, d1908, was a partner and owned by the Lithgow family from c1891. 1907 joined in partnership by his sons, James, 1883-1952, and Henry, the former becoming a major force in Scottish shipbuilding. Incorporated 1918. Acquired numerous other shipbuilding and marine engineering businesses including Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in 1935. 1967 merged with Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd to form Scott Lithgow Ltd which in 1977 was subsumed into British Shipbuilders CorpPublications:
- At the Sharp End! A shipbuilding autobiography by Parker, George H
- Beardmore. The history of a Scottish industrial giant by Hume, John R, & Michael Moss
- Colvilles and the Scottish Steel Industry by Payne, Peter L
- Deja Vu All Over Again! The reluctant rise and protracted demise of Scott Lithgow Ltd by Murphy, Hugh
- From Cape to Cape. The history of Lyle Shipping Co by Orbell, John, with Edwin Green & Michael Moss
- James Lithgow, Master of Work by Reid, James M
- Planning and profits. British naval armaments manufacture and the military complex, 1918-1941 by Miller, Christopher W
- Planning and Profits. The political economy of private naval armaments manufacture and supply organisation in Britain, 1918-41 by Miller, Christopher W
- Scott Lithgow. Déjà vu all over again. The rise and fall of a shipbuilding company by Johnman, Lewis, & Hugh Murphy
- The Clydeside cabal. The influence of Lord Weir, Sir James Lithgow and Sir Andrew Rae Duncan on naval and defence policy, around 1918–1940 by Miller, Christopher W
- West of Scotland Industrial and Commercial Elites and their Social, Political and Economic Influence by MacKenzie, Angus
- William Todd Lithgow. Founder of a Fortune by Moss, Michael