Greenock Ropeworks Ltd (rope makers: 1936-1999: Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland)
The Greenock Ropeworks Ltd , Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, was founded in the early 20th century and was acquired by the Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd , Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, in 1936 and operated as a subsidiary of the Gourock company. The Greenock Ropeworks Ltd produced cotton fishing nets and manila trawl nets and by 1954 was a specialist unit for working in soft hemp. The company was dissolved in 1999 .
From the guide to the Records of the Greenock Ropework Co, rope makers, Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, 1909-1939, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
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| creatorOf | Records of the Greenock Ropework Co, rope makers, Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, 1909-1939 | Glasgow University Archive Service |
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| associatedWith | Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd 1903-2002 | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Greenock Ropeworks Ltd 1936-1999 | corporateBody |
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