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By 1964 was part of [[Coltness Iron Co|Coltness Industries]]; there had been production problems with [[Webster]] skirting heating made by [[J. and W. Somerville]], whose main business was making nails; there had also been problems refitting high speed launches<ref>The Times Friday, Jan. 1, 1965</ref> | By 1964 was part of [[Coltness Iron Co|Coltness Industries]]; there had been production problems with [[Webster]] skirting heating made by [[J. and W. Somerville]], whose main business was making nails; there had also been problems refitting high speed launches<ref>The Times Friday, Jan. 1, 1965</ref> | ||
1977 The parent company was acquired by [[Aurora Holdings]] | |||
by 1987 Somerville Nails was a subsidiary of Aurora | |||
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J. and W. Somerville Ltd. of Caledonia Nail Works, St. Ninians. (1938)
of Kali Nail works, Lennoxtown, near Glasgow (1961)
c.1800 Business established
1938 Steel Nails - Dog Spikes.
1956 The third largest maker of nails in Britain. Acquired by Coltness Iron Co[1]
By 1964 was part of Coltness Industries; there had been production problems with Webster skirting heating made by J. and W. Somerville, whose main business was making nails; there had also been problems refitting high speed launches[2]
1977 The parent company was acquired by Aurora Holdings
by 1987 Somerville Nails was a subsidiary of Aurora
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