Records of Caledonia Joinery Co Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland

• Board papers 1972
• Directors' reports and accounts 1967-1982
• Company secretary's files 1970-1983
• Personnel and industrial relations 1962-1981

The Caledonia Joinery Co Ltd was incorporated in 1920  as a ships joinery company, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland . The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithgows Ltd , shipbuilders and repairers, Greenock, Inverclyde , with both William and Henry Lithgow serving as directors.

As a subsidiary of Lithgows Ltd , the Caledonia Joinery Co became part of Scott Lithgow Ltd , shipbuilders, Greenock, following the merger with Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, in 1970. To facilitate this merger, Caledonia Joinery Co Ltd became part of the 1969 group of companies, which went on to become Scott Lithgow Ltd .

Nationalised in 1977, the company's business and assets were transferred to Scott Lithgow Ltd in April 1981, as part of British Shipbuilders restructuring programme. The Caledonia Joinery Co was dissolved in 1987.

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National Archives of Scotland : 1994

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Records held by Scott Lithgow Ltd prior to acquisition by the National Archives of Scotland

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See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry available via the Glasgow University Archive Services homepage

GB 248 GD 319 Records of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd

GB 248 GD 320 Records of Lithgows Ltd

GB 248 GD 323/1 Records of Scott Lithgow Ltd

GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd

GB 248 GD 323/23 Records of British Shipbuilders

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The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 12 October 2001

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