Scotts Engineering Co Ltd (marine engineers : 1970-1986 : Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland)

Marine engineering company, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Became a division of Scott Lithgow Ltd at the merger with Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, in 1970.

Prior to the merger, the business formed one part of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd. Scotts of Greenock (est'd 1711) Ltd had, until 1825, acquired all machinery for their vessels from R Napier & Sons Ltd , shipbuilders and marine engineers, Glasgow, Scotland, or James Cook of Tradeston, Glasgow. In 1825, the company purchased the iron and brass foundry of William Brownlie and trading under the name of Scott, Sinclair and Co (adopted following the purchase of the Greenock Foundry in 1790) began the manufacture of marine engineering within the Scotts' group.

In 1859, the name was changed to the Greenock Foundry Co and in 1904 was absorbed into the parent company of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd (incorporated 1899). As part of the parent company it absorbed Scotts & Sons (Bowling) Ltd in 1965 and the Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd in 1966.

In 1967, the parent company agreed to the merger with Lithgows Ltd shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, to form Scott Lithgow Ltd . In order to facilitate this merger, Scotts Engineering Co Ltd was released from Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd to become part of the 1969 group of companies. this group of companies went on to become Scott Lithgow Ltd .

Nationalised in 1977, the company was then subject to British Shipbuilders ' reorganisation in April 1981. As part of this consolidation exercise, all company assets were transferred to the Scott Lithgow Ltd .

The business was sold to Trafalgar House plc in 1984 and engineering ceased in 1986.

From the guide to the Records of Scotts Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, 1967-1983, (Glasgow University Archive Services)