Gardiner, Sons and Co
of Nelson Street, Bristol
1825 Company established.
1893 Incorporated as a limited company.
1914 Builders and furnishing ironmongers, merchants and manufacturers of constructional and ornamental ironwork, sashes, casements, metal-framed show cases, hand-power lifts etc., hot water engineers. Employees 300. [1]
1960 Included refrigeration group serving domestic and commercial markets[2]
1961 Engineers and manufacturers of constructional steel work, metal windows, art metal work, lifts and fire-proof doors "Thermaguard" system of school construction, and "Muragard" curtain walling. Also bronze founders, iron and steel stockholders and builders' and plumbers' merchants. 900 employees.
1970 Was a subsidiary of Carlton Industries; acquired Alumin Building Components[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Sep 29, 1960
- ↑ The Times, Jun 15, 1970