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John Boyd & Co (Engineers) of Annan, Scotland
John Boyd & Co (Engineers), makers of dockside cranes, of Annan, Scotland


1966 Acquired by [[Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation|Wellman Engineering]]<ref>The Times, 26 September 1966</ref>.
1966 Acquired by [[Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation|Wellman Engineering]]<ref>The Times, 26 September 1966</ref>.
1969 [[Clarke, Chapman and Co]] took over the 3 heavy-crane making companies of [[Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation|Wellman Engineering Corporation]] with backing from the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation<ref>The Times, 4 March 1969</ref>.


Later NEI Clarke Chapman Cranes Ltd ?
Later NEI Clarke Chapman Cranes Ltd ?

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John Boyd crane at the Teifi Valley Railway, Wales
John Boyd crane at the Teifi Valley Railway, Wales
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Nameplate on railway turntable.

John Boyd & Co (Engineers), makers of dockside cranes, of Annan, Scotland

1966 Acquired by Wellman Engineering[1].

1969 Clarke, Chapman and Co took over the 3 heavy-crane making companies of Wellman Engineering Corporation with backing from the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation[2].

Later NEI Clarke Chapman Cranes Ltd ?

Clarke Chapman - John Thompson Ltd

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 26 September 1966
  2. The Times, 4 March 1969