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