Bilsland Brothers Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bilsland, William
- Hydepark Bakery
- Gray, Dunn & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Baking inc baking of cakes
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Food & tobacco processing
Biscuit & snacks production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Bilsland, 1847-1921, who in c1869 established a grocery shop in Glasgow. With his brothers, in 1872 diversified into baking. Established in 1881 the important Hydepark Bakery. 1890 acquired interest in Gray, Dunn & Co, Glasgow biscuit manufacturers, and owned it outright in 1912. Incorporated 1915 as Bilsland Brothers Ltd. 1963 acquired by United Bakeries Ltd, a subsidiary of Spillers Ltd
Publications:
- Fifty Years in the Baking Trade, 1872-1922. Bilsland Brothers Ltd, Hydepark Bakery, Glasgow by Unknown
- 'Mr William Bilsland' in W S Murphy, Captains of Industry by Murphy, William S
- Retailing Revolution. A history of multiple retailing in the food trades based upon the Allied Suppliers Group by Mathias, Peter
- West of Scotland Industrial and Commercial Elites and their Social, Political and Economic Influence by MacKenzie, Angus
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bilsland, William
- Hydepark Bakery
- Gray, Dunn & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Baking inc baking of cakes
- Food & tobacco processing Biscuit & snacks production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Bilsland, 1847-1921, who in c1869 established a grocery shop in Glasgow. With his brothers, in 1872 diversified into baking. Established in 1881 the important Hydepark Bakery. 1890 acquired interest in Gray, Dunn & Co, Glasgow biscuit manufacturers, and owned it outright in 1912. Incorporated 1915 as Bilsland Brothers Ltd. 1963 acquired by United Bakeries Ltd, a subsidiary of Spillers LtdPublications:
- Fifty Years in the Baking Trade, 1872-1922. Bilsland Brothers Ltd, Hydepark Bakery, Glasgow by Unknown
- 'Mr William Bilsland' in W S Murphy, Captains of Industry by Murphy, William S
- Retailing Revolution. A history of multiple retailing in the food trades based upon the Allied Suppliers Group by Mathias, Peter
- West of Scotland Industrial and Commercial Elites and their Social, Political and Economic Influence by MacKenzie, Angus