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West's Gas Improvement Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • West, John
  • West, Sir Frederick
  • Albion Ironworks

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Gas making plant production exc gasholders
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc

Notes:

Incorporated 1874 at Maidstone. Led by John West, d1922, and, later Sir Frederick West. 1884 opened Albion Ironworks, Miles Platting, Manchester. Designed, manufactured and installed gas making plant, especially gasholders/vertical retorts

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