Hiram Walker and Sons (Scotland)
of Dumbarton
Whisky distillers.
1936 Hiram Walker and Sons (Scotland) Limited, of 20 Renfield Street, Glasgow was registered as a private company, with capital of £1,000, to carry on the business of distillers, wine and spirit brokers and manufacturers.[1] The company was apparently to be the Scottish subsidiary of Hiram Walker-Gooderham and Worts Limited of Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. However, the original company was voluntarily liquidated the following year as part of a rationalisation process by its parent company of its various Scottish assets.[2]
1937 Dumbarton Distillery Limited was registered as a private company, with capital of £600,000.[3] It was converted into a public company on 29th October and changed its name on 1st November to Hiram Walker and Sons (Scotland) Limited. This coincided with the issue of £1 million of debenture stock, which was in turn related to the development of a new grain distillery at Dumbarton at an estimated cost of £450,000, which was to have an initial capacity of 2.5 million gallons per year.[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 18 April 1936
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/15436/page/878
- ↑ The Scotsman 6 March 1937
- ↑ The Scotsman 15 November 1937