Engineering Firms

Although we often associate engineering works with large cities, south-west Scotland has played a big part in showing the world many innovative methods in this sector.

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Andrew Strang & Company Ltd.

The importance of Andrew Strang & Company and the Blair Foundry to the local community ...

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Arrol-Johnston

In 1895 George Johnston, a Glasgow locomotive engineer, built his first car. A couple of ...

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Glenfield & Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy came to Kilmarnock from the West Highlands in 1824. He had realised the ...

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Riggs of Crawick Forge

n the 1770s the development of the coalfield around Sanquhar created a need for shovels ...

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Stonefield Vehicles of Cumnock

When Stonefield first started investigating the design of on/off-highway vehicles back in 1974, they unearthed ...

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