A. P. Newall and Co
of 50, Wellington-street, Glasgow (1919)
of Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland
1901 Company founded by Archibald Park Newall
1917 A. P. Newall and Company Limited was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £10,000, to carry on the business of general merchants and of engineers and machine toolmakers, iron and machinery merchants and agents.[1]
1917 Started producing "rafwires" and swaged rods and their fittings. Organised a separate company for this purpose, the Woodside Engineering Co, and acquired workshop accommodation in an existing building in North Woodside-road Glasgow. Subsequently a new factory was built on land at Possilpark.[2]
1937 Manufacturers of alloy steel bolts and nuts. [3]
1945 Advert. Manufacture of heat treated steel bolts. [4]
1961 Nut and bolt manufacturers. 700 employees. [5]
1962 A. P. Newall and Co was a subsidiary of Acton Bolt[6].
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Fixings. Part of GKN. [7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 27 October 1917.
- ↑ The Engineer 1919/02/21
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p149
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, 27 October 1962
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show