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William Beardmore and Company
William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active from 1886 to the mid-1930s and at its peak employed about 40,000 people. It was founded and owned by William Beardmore, later Lord Invernairn, after whom the Beardmore Glacier was named.
History.
History Forged steel castings, armour plate and naval guns.
The Parkhead Forge, in the east end of Glasgow, became the core of the company. It was established by
Beardmore
Beardmore can refer to:
- Bob Beardmore, British rugby league footballer
- Bud Beardmore (1939–2016), American lacrosse coach
- Jim Beardmore, Former All-American lacrosse goalie and current coach
- William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn, a Scottish industrialist
- William Beardmore and Company, the engineering company of the above Beardmore
- Beardmore, Ontario, a small community in Northern Ontario
- Beardmore, Victoria, a small town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
- Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica