Begg Cousland & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Cousland, Alexander, & Son
- Riddle, Wm, & Co
- Riddle, Wm, Cousland & Co
- Rowat, Alexander, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Wire drawing
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Wire products inc rope manufacture
Notes:
Traces origins to 1924 when formed by amalgamation of Alexander Cousland & Son, established 1843, and Wm Riddell & Co, established 1854, to form Wm Riddell, Cousland & Co Ltd. 1924 acquired Alexander Rowat & Co, established 1933, when renamed Begg, Cousland & Co Ltd. Early on wire drawers and manufacturers woven wire mesh screens/cloth and other wire products for flour machines, sieves, riddles, blinds, food safes, tree guards, flower trainers, etc. Supplied Clydeside shipbuilding industry. Pioneers in development of wire working machinery. Continues as a family owned designer and manufacturer of mist eliminators