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Vale Board Mills Ltd
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Vale Board Mills had its origins in the Vale Paper Co, Denny (est. 1894 by Alexander, James & Robert Luke) and Denny Paper Works (est. 1869 by John Luke & Son). These mills were bought by Associated Paper Mills Ltd in 1936 which then changed its name to Vale Board Mills in 1945. Associated Paper Mills was incorporated in 1933 with the registration number.
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Thames Board Mills Ltd
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Vale Paper Co
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The Vale Paper Co, Denny was established in 1894 by Alexander, James & Robert Luke. It amalgamated with Denny Paper Works in 1945 to form the Vale Board Mills. According to John Rennie, (cf. letter in object history file) the company was established in 1894 by James, Alexander, Robert and John Luke. James took over the Headswood Mill from his father, John snr, who had previously leased the Headswood bleach mill in 1869. John jnr opened the Anchor Mill and Alexander and Robert opened the Vale Mill. The four brothers together founded the Vale Paper Co in Denny in 1894 with James Luke as Managing Director. In 1936 the Vale Paper Co was sold to Associated Paper Mills Ltd. The name was changed to The Vale Board Mills Ltd.
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C S & Co
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Paper company based near Denny. Subsidiary of Vale Board Mills?
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Alice Mills Robertson
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Luke, John Junior & Co
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John Luke Jnr & Co was established by about 1900. The company became part of Vale Board Mills after 1945.
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Swizzles Matlow Ltd.
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A confectionery manufacturer based in New Mills, Derbyshire.
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Brownlee & Co Ltd
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Head Office, City Saw Mills, Port Dundas, Glasgow . Associated Companies, Park, Dobson and Co. Ltd,, Leith; Robert Millar and sons Ltd, Aberdeen and Montrose; Adam Paterson and Co. (Timber Merchants) Ltd. Galashiels. They are also timber importers and merchants.
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Scottish Gas Board
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British Aluminium Co Ltd
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The British Aluminium Co Ltd was formed on 7 May 1894, acquiring the British and colonial rights for the Bayer and Héroult patents for alumina extraction and aluminium reduction. The Board of Directors included William Thomson (Baron Kelvin) from 1898. The company opened works at Foyers in 1895, and set up a hydro-electric smelter there in 1896 with further smelters at Kinlochleven in 1909 and Lochaber in 1929. A rolling mill was established at Falkirk during the second world war. Other rolling mills were located at Milton, Cambridgeshire, and Warrington, Cheshire. In 1958 British Aluminium Co Ltd was taken over by the two US aluminium companies Reynolds and TIAluminium. In 1961 construction of a new rolling mill was commenced at Falkirk, leading to over capacity in the UK. In 1968 the company divested its interests in Canada and decided to build a large smelter at Invergordon, a decision based on the promise of low-cost electricity from nuclear power. Invergordon commenced production in 1971. In 1978 Reynolds sold its stake in British Aluminium Co Ltd and TIAluminium increased its holding to 58% with 42% being floated. In 1982 the Canadian-owned Alcan Aluminium UK Ltd acquired British Aluminium Co Ltd, the resultant new company being called British Alcan Ltd. The same year saw the closure of Invergordon.
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A Mills
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Colin Mills
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Jessie Mills
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Peter Mills
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W B Mills
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Jessie Mills (nee Morton)
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Florence Mills
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Pupil at Falkirk Technical School
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Bradley Craven Ltd
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Company supplied local firms with equipment. Incorporated as Bradley and Craven Ltd (ie became a limited company) on 22 July 1974 and dissolved 29 Feb 2000.
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Thomas Stein
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Head Papermaker at Carrongrove Paper Mills
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Meccano
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1901–1908 Frank Hornby (inventor) and David Elliott (financier) Branded as Mechanics Made Easy
1908–1936 Meccano Ltd, UK. 100% owned by Frank Hornby Frank Hornby bought out David Elliott and rebranded the business. 1936–1964 Meccano Ltd, UK. 100% owned by Frank Hornby's family Frank Hornby died in 1936 1964–1971 Lines Bros Ltd, UK (quoted on London Stock Exchange) Argentinian rights licensed to Exacto in 1966 1971–1980 Airfix Product Ltd, UK (quoted on London Stock Exchange) Commonwealth rights only 1971–1980 General Mills Inc, USA (quoted on New York Stock Exchange) Rest of world rights except Argentina 1981–1985 General Mills Inc, USA (quoted on New York Stock Exchange) Global rights except Argentina 1985–1989 Meccano SN, France (Owned by Marc Redibo) Revoked Argentinian licence to secure global rights 1989–2000 Meccano SN, France (Owned by Dominique Duvauchelle) 2000–2007 Meccano SN, France (Owned 51% by Dominique Duvauchelle and 49% by Nikko Toys of Japan) Nikko distributed Meccano outside France during this period. 2007–2013 Meccano SN, France (Owned 51% Ingroup and 49% by 21 Centrale Partners)[10] 21 Centrale Partners: Owned by the Benetton family. Ingroup: Owned by the Inberg family who ran Meccano. 2013–present Spin Master Ltd, Canada (Quoted on Toronto Stock Exchange from 2015) Design and marketing in US and Canada. (info from wikipedia retrieved May 2021) |
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