Glenfield and Kennedy
From Graces Guide
Glenfield and Kennedy of Low Glencairn Street, Kilmarnock
- 1852 Company founded.
- 1899 Incorporated as a limited company by the amalgamation of the Glenfield Co., Kilmarnock Ltd. and Kennedys Patent Water Meter Co. Ltd.
- 1900 Pamphlet describing Ashley's patent pump. [1]
- 1900 Hydraulic fittings and appurtenances, water-main cleaners, water-level indicators, recorders etc. [2]
- 1900 Description and illustration of pump in 'The Engineer'. [3]
- 1911 Issued pamphlet on their integrating and recording weir meter. [4]
- 1914 Hydraulic and sanitary engineers and ironfounders. Specialities: water meters and pumps for wells and boreholes, all classes of fittings for waterworks, hydraulic machinery, pumping machinery etc. Employees 1,500. [5]
- 1937 Hydraulic engineers. [6]
- 1951 Advert for recoil and reflux valves. [7]
- 1954 Private company.
- 1961 Valve specialists and hydraulic engineers. 2,200 employees. [8]
- Large gas regulator valve with pipe around 36 inch diameter. Exhibit at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 7th September 1900 p251
- ↑ The Engineer of 16th November 1900 p497
- ↑ The Engineer of 14th December 1900 p587
- ↑ The Engineer of 18th August 1911 p187
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p91
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10