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Mirrlees Watson & Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • McOnie, Peter
  • McOnie, William
  • McOnie & Mirrlees
  • Mirrlees & Tait
  • Mirrlees, Tait & Watson
  • Mirrlees, Watson & Yaryan Co Ltd
  • Smith, A & W, & Co Ltd
  • Tate & Lyle Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Sugar processing machinery production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1840 when established by Peter and William McOnie as Glasgow sugar machinery manufacturers and repairers. Continued as McOnie & Mirrlees from 1848, as Mirrlees & Tait from 1851 and subsequently, inter alia, as Mirrlees Tait & Watson. Incorporated 1889 as Mirrlees Watson & Yaryan Co Ltd. From early 20th century also manufactured diesel engines, an activity which was hived off into Mirrlees Bickerton & Day of Stockport in 1908. From 1899 known as Mirrlees Watson & Co Ltd. Converted to a public company 1907. 1967 acquired by A & W Smith & Co Ltd, owned by Tate & Lyle Ltd

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