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Structural engineers, of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Chittagong and Nairobi.
1867 Company founded.
1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Deering Self-binding Harvester and the 'Ideal' Grass Mower [1]
1896 Became public company.
1919 Armstrong Whitworth purchased a controlling interest in A. and J. Main and Co of Glasgow, constuction engineers and formed Armstrongs and Main. Armstrong Whitworth's engine works were transferred from Elswick to Glasgow to enable the new company to offer the complete supply for construction projects, such as pumps and docks[2].
1937 Constructional engineers.
1961 Manufacturers of steel framed buildings, structural steelwork, iron and steel fencing, railings and gates. 1,300 employees.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 29th June 1894 p562
- ↑ The Times, 5 July 1919
- Scottish Archive Network