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Scottish Fish Oil & Guano Company Ltd
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Barr, A G & Co
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A G Barr and Co is the largest soft drinks manufacturer in Britain. The Company was established in Falkirk when Robert Barr set up as a manufacturer of aerated water at Burnfoot Works in 1880. The current business takes its name from Andrew Greig Barr (1872-1903), a son of Robert Barr. Andrew Greig Barr joined the family business in 1887 as it began to grow rapidly. A branch of the Barr business was opened in 1887 at Parkhead in Glasgow, where new products were introduced at a staggering pace. In 1892 Andrew began to work jointly between Falkirk and Glasgow. However, within five years the Glasgow operation was completely independent of Falkirk. Irn Bru was introduced in 1901, which was to become Barr's most successful product. When A G Barr was launched as a private firm in 1904, the business of Barr's in Falkirk remained independent until the two were brought together in 1959 under the chairmanship of Robert Barr, the third generation of the family. A G Barr was incorporated in 1904 with the registration number SC005653
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Camelon Iron Co
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Founded in 1845 as Crosswaite, Miller and Co at Lock 16. In 1854 the first partnership was dissolved and the works sold to Mr Smith. In 1870 Mr Smith opened a new foundry at called Kilns Iron works on the south side of the Forth & Clyde Canal at Kilns Place near Lock 9 in Falkirk. This new foundry started off producing pipes but in 1873 the entire plant from the Lock 16 foundry was transferred there too. The company then became known as Camelon Iron Co. The foundry at Lock 16 was sold to Walker, Turnbull & Co and became Portdownie Ironworks.
In 1935 the company became part of Federated Foundries Ltd along with Grangemouth Iron Company (Grange Iron Works, Camelon), Watson, Gow Co (Etna Iron Works) and Burnbank Foundry Co. The premises at Kilns Place were closed in or before 1954 and Camelon Iron Works was merged with Grangemouth Iron Company. The new company was known as Grange-Camelon Iron Co. Camelon Iron Co was incorporated in 1890 with the registration number SC002035, and was dissolved in 1954. [GB234/BT2/2035] |
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Ross, James & Co
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James Ross & Co, a chemical manufacturing business, was established in 1845 by James Ross (1820-1893) and two partners. The business leased land on the Forth & Clyde Canal in Camelon near the West Burn. In 1847 James Ross bought out his two partners and leased land at Limewharf from William Forbes and began tar distillation. The business expanded with the establishment of Philpstoun Oil Works, near Linlithgow and the acquisition of Waverley Chemical Works, Leith and Dawsholm Works, Maryhill. In 1879 the business was transferred to a co-partnership of Robert M Sutherland (manager of Limewharf works) and Robert Orr of Glasgow. In 1920 the company was split into two, as James Ross & Co (Lime Wharf) Ltd and James Ross & Co (Philpstoun Oil Works) Ltd. In 1929 the company amalgamated with two Glasgow companies, Henry Ellison Ltd and Gas Residuals Ltd to form Scottish Tar Distillers Ltd.
James Ross & Co (Limewharf) Ltd was incorporated in 1920 with the registration number SC011311. It went into liquidation in 1929 and was dissolved in 1933. (See Calatria Vol 1 pp97-108 for detailed history of company) |
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Peter McLean
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Architect
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Donald, D A & Wishart
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Russell
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Starch Products (Scotland) Ltd
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W. Caldwell & Co Ltd of Paisley amalgamated with Starch Products Ltd of Slough, Bucks., in 1961 and transferred from Paisley to Falkirk in October that year. The chief reason for the transfer was to be near Grangemouth as a port. Raw material from the Continent was imported through that Port and there was a considerable export to Scandinavia and the Continent. The principal consumers were the papermaking and paper converting industries, and the works were situated advantageously to supply that industry in Scotland. They were also suppliers to the textile and foundry castings industries. They also manufactured adhesive bottle labels and general purpose adhesives.
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Stein, John G & Co Ltd
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John G Stein leased the fireclay at Milnquarter, Bonnybridge from Zetland Estates in 1887 and opened Milnquarter Fireclay Mine. In 1891 he went into partnership with Malcolm Cockburn and opened Milnquarter Brickworks, Bonnybridge. In 1896 Stein became sole partner and the company was incorporated as John G Stein & Co in 1905.
Anchor Works opened in the 1890s and Castlecary Works opened in 1899. Its kiln was the longest in the world at over 300 metres. Manuel Works, near Whitecross was opened in 1928 and closed 28 December 2001. In 1931 the Anchor Works were closed. In the late 1960s, Milnquarter was also closed in late 1960s and by October 1971 mine had ceased working. In 1970 J G Stein & Co merged with General Refractories Ltd and as GR-Stein became a subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd |
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Millar, James K (Sand & Gravel) Ltd
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James Russell
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Foundry Works Manager
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Sommerville
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Robert Cummings
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Soap Works Worker
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George Cameron Foley
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Born in Falkirk, member of RSA, Teacher in London and Borders.
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Colville Constructional Coy Ltd., Glenbarblock, Ayrshire
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Nimmo
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Dan Paterson
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Water Engineer
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William Robertson
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Bowie-Young
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H Taylor
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Welder
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