The Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd, rope makers and textile manufacturers, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, owned a number of subsidiary companies both in the UK and abroad. These companies produced rope, cordage and textile good including the Birkmyre waterproof cloth that had been patented by the company.
J Lomax & Sons (Bolton) Ltd, Bolton, England, was established in 1849 and taken over as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1945 by Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd. The company produced tents, covers, mill bags, sunblinds and newsbags. The plant was still operational in 1954 and it is unknown as to when the company ceased trading.
Edward MacBean & Co Ltd, waterproof clothing manufacturers, Port Dundas, Glasgow, Scotland also produced goods for the Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd.
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Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd : Port Glasgow : c.1971
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GB 0248 UGD 42 Records of Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd
The Gourock Ropeworks Co had a number of subsidiary companies whose records survive:
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/1 Records of Govan Ropeworks Co Ltd
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/2 Records of Archibald Thomson Black & Co
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/3 Records of Gourock Ropeworks Export Co
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/4 Records of Gourock-Bridport Ltd, Montreal, Canada
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/5 Records of Greenock Ropework Co
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/6 Records of Gourock Ropes and Canvas (Africa) Ltd
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/7 Records of Gourock Ropes and Canvas Co Ltd, Australia (including Birkmyre Canvas Co Pty Ltd)
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/8 Records of Birkmyre Brothers (Calcutta) Ltd
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/9 Records of Gourock Ropes & Canvas Ltd, New Zealand
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/10 Records of Gourock Ropes & Canvas Ltd, Argentina
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