William Beardmore and Company Limited 1887 - 1975
- occupation:
- Engineering, Shipbuilding conglomerate
- Nationality:
- Scottish; British
- born in:
- Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
1861 - Beardmore's family moved to Glasgow; William Beardmore senior, was a co-founder of the Parkhead Forge, a steel mill and supplier to the thriving shipbuilding and railway industry, based both at Parkhead in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area at Dalmuir; founded and owned by William Beardmore (1856–1936); steelmaking foundry, heavy engineering, shipbuilding, locomotive building, ordnance manufacture, automotive, aviation
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