Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd, civil engineering contractors, Birmingham, England

Reference
- GB 248 UGD 254/7
Dates of Creation
- 1941-1946
Name of Creator
- Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd (civil engineering contractors: 1931-fl.1946: London, England)
Physical Description
- 1 volume

Scope and Content

Private ledger 1941-1946

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd , civil engineering contractors, Birmingham, England, was incorporated as a limited liability company by the family partnership of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons , civil engineering contractors, London, England, in 1931 with a share capital of £100,000. The company was established to take control of the parent companies civil engineering contract work in the Birmingham area of England while another McAlpine subsidiary, Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Midlands) Ltd dealt with contracts further north and in the north-west of England. Contracts dealt with by the company in the early 1940s included work at Hams Hall Power Station near Coleshill, Warwickshire, England. The company was still operating in 1946 .

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985

Other Finding Aids

Digital and manual file level lists of the surviving records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, subsidiaries and related companies are available in the searchroom ref: UGD 254

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 3111) and London (NRA32523)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.