Bell, Arthur, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bell, Arthur
- Mackenzie, P, & Co Ltd
- Guinness Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Perth, Perth & Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Beverage production
Distilling & blending
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Wine, spirit, beer, etc, distribution
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Distribution - retailing
Wine, spirit, beer, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to the prosperous wholesale/retail wine and spirits business of Arthur Bell, d1900, which had a focus on whisky selling. From 1890s business was rapidly developed as whisky blenders by Arthur K Bell, 1870-1942, and became known as Arthur Bell & Sons. 1921 incorporated. 1933 acquired P Mackenzie & Co Ltd of Edinburgh. 1949 converted to public company. 1985 acquired by Guinness Plc
Publications:
- Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, 1825-1900 by Weir, Ron
- Bell's O'Perth. An independent Scottish whisky house by Unknown
- Business as Usual. The Miquel way by Cunningham, Karen
- Distilling Industry in Scotland in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries by Weir, Ron
- Pride of Perth. The story of Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, Scotish whisky distillers by House, Jack
- The Whisky Barons by Andrews, Allen
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bell, Arthur
- Mackenzie, P, & Co Ltd
- Guinness Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Perth, Perth & Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Beverage production Distilling & blending
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Wine, spirit, beer, etc, distribution
- Distribution - retailing Wine, spirit, beer, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to the prosperous wholesale/retail wine and spirits business of Arthur Bell, d1900, which had a focus on whisky selling. From 1890s business was rapidly developed as whisky blenders by Arthur K Bell, 1870-1942, and became known as Arthur Bell & Sons. 1921 incorporated. 1933 acquired P Mackenzie & Co Ltd of Edinburgh. 1949 converted to public company. 1985 acquired by Guinness PlcPublications:
- Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, 1825-1900 by Weir, Ron
- Bell's O'Perth. An independent Scottish whisky house by Unknown
- Business as Usual. The Miquel way by Cunningham, Karen
- Distilling Industry in Scotland in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries by Weir, Ron
- Pride of Perth. The story of Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, Scotish whisky distillers by House, Jack
- The Whisky Barons by Andrews, Allen