DOCSLIB.ORG

Mast Special Collection

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Mast Special Collection The Marine Technology Special Collection. List of Catalogued Materials. The Marine Technology Special Collection List of Catalogued Materials Revised 11 May 2012 Contents Part 1 & 2: Company records, plans, and photographs Materials catalogued to date Shipbuilding, marine engine building, shiprepairing, and marine equipment suppliers: ca.10% of 53,000 items are catalogued, cataloguing in progress. Shipbreaking: 40,000 items, list not yet available, cataloguing pending. Photographs for all topics: list not yet available, cataloguing pending. An example record <Name of organisation>. <town, country where organisation based>, <type of business>. <number of materials catalogued>, <dates of materials>, <Types of materials>. where:- <Name of organisation> may be approximate, sometimes because of name changes which are too numerous to list here. <dates of materials> is not the dates the organisation existed. A & P Appledore. Newcastle. Consultants. 10 items, 1970-1990, Facilities & Products. Publicity. How to search this list This list is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organisation. Search this PDF on your computer by using the Adobe “find” search function. Make your searches very simple, usually ONE WORD is best. Example searches o A & P Appledore & Co. Ltd. Search for appledore o William Denny & Co. Ltd. Search for denny o Y.A.R.D. Search for yard or Y.A.R.D. o Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Search for sunderland shipbuild (using truncation shipbuild which will find shipbuilder, ..ers, ..ing. o A shipbuilder based in Sunderland search for sunderland or if necessary as a last resort shipbuild 1 The Marine Technology Special Collection. List of Catalogued Materials. Alphabetical list of names of organisations:- A & P Appledore. Newcastle. Consultants. 10 items, 1970-1990, Facilities & Products, Publicity A & P Tyne. Hebburn, Ship Repairers. 1 item, 1985, Facilities AG Weser. Bremen, Germany. Shipbuilders. 8 items, 1959-1962, Construction Plans Aberdeen Harbour Board. Aberdeen. Scotland. Port authority. 2 items, 1989-1992, Handbook Admiralty Experiment Works. Haslar. Royal Navy / Ministry of Defence. 1 item, 1972, Services & Facilities Admiralty Research Laboratory. Royal Navy / Ministry of Defence. 1 item, 1980, Research Profile AEI. Manchester & Rugby. Electrical Engineers. 2 items, 1961-1974, Products Ailsa Craig. Putney, London / Thames. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1906, Construction Plans. Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Troon, Scotland. Shipbuilders. 3 items, 1906-1974, Construction Plans, Publicity Aitchison Blair. Clydebank, Scotland. Engine Builders.1 item, 1914, Construction Plan Akasaka Diesels. Japan. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1986, Products Akasaka Mitsubishi. Japan. Engine Builders. 3 items, 1976-1986, Products Alexander Stephen. Linthouse, Ship & Engine Builders. 2 items, 1965, Construction Plans Allen Engines. Bedford. Engine Builders. 31 items, 1946-1992, Products, Allen Electrical Equipment. Bedford. Electrical Engineers. 1 item 1946, Products Allen Gears. Bedford. Marine Equipment. 9 items, 1984-1992, Products, Company Profile AMEC. Tyneside. Offshore Construction Engineers. 1 item, 1993, Company Profile Anderson Caley. East Kilbride, Scotland. Engineers. 1 item, 1985, Products APE-Allen. 1 item, 1967-1970, Products Appleby. Steelmaker. 1 item, 1967, Products Armstrong Whitworth. Newcastle. Ship & Engine Builders. Engineers. 2 items, 1900- 1970, Yard Plan, Products Associated British Ports. UK. 2 items, 2005, Reports Atlas Engineering Co. 1 item, 1970, Products Austin & Pickersgill. Sunderland. Shipbuilders. 96 items, 1968-1985, Yard Plans, Construction Plans, Publicity Babcock. Renfrew, Scotland. Marine Equipment. 3 items, 1950-1974, Products Babcock Rosyth Defence. Rosyth, Ship Repairers. Engineers. 1 item, 1995, Facilities Balanced Reaction Rudder Co. 1 item, 1945, Products Barclay Curle. Scotstoun. Ship & Engine Builders. 1 item, 1965, Sea Trials Data Barry Docks & Railway. 1 item, 1892, Dock Plan Bartram & Sons. Sunderland. Shipbuilders. 18 items, 1953-1969, Construction Plans Beldam Packing & Rubber Co. 1 item, 1976, History Belliss & Morcom. Birmingham. Engineers. 1 item, 1940, Products Bergen Diesel. Norway. Engine Builders. 4 items, 1982-1986, Products Blair. Stockton. Engine Builders. 5 items, 1908-1925, Machinery Plans BMT Defence Services. 1 item, 1980, Services Bolinders. Sweden. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1961, Products Bootham Engineers. 1 item, 1972, Products BP. London. Oil Company, 1 item, 1963, Products BP Shipping. London. Shipowners, 1 item, 1990, Products Brigham & Cowan. South Shields. Ship Repairers. 2 items, 1900, Dock Plans 2 The Marine Technology Special Collection. List of Catalogued Materials. Bristol Port Authority. 1 item, 1993, Handbook British Hovercraft Corporation. Isle of Wight. Engineers. 1 item, 1983, Products British Marine Equipment. UK. 1 item, 1980, List of Members British Polar Engines. Govan. Engine Builders. 3 items, 1945-1977, Products British Ropes. Wallsend, Gateshead, Doncaster. Rope Makers. 3 items, 1930-1974, Products British Shipbuilders. London & Newcastle. Ship & Engine Builders & Ship Repairers. 269 items, 1977-1988, Products, Publicity, Construction Plans, Facilities British Thompson Houston. Rugby. Engineers. 1 item, 1949, Products Brooke Marine. Lowestoft. Shipbuilders. 2 items, 1954-1981, Products, Construction Plans Brotherhood. Peterborough. Engine Builders. 11 items, 1951-1981, Products Brown & Root. USA. Offshore Construction. 2 items, 1973-1980, Products Brush Marine. Loughborough. Electrical Engineers. 1 item, 1985, Products BSETS. Sunderland. Consultants. 1 item, 1980, Company Profile Burmeister & Wain. Denmark. Ship & Engine Builders. 12 items, 1960-1979, Products Burness Corlett. Basingstoke. Consultants. 1 item, 1972, Company Profile Burntisland Engineers. Burntisland. Offshore Construction. 1 item, 1975, Products Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Burntisland. Shipbuilders. 5 items, 1939-1941, Construction Plans C D Holmes. Hull. Engine Builders. 2 items, 1970, Design Data Caird & Rayner. London. Marine Equipment. 2 items, 1969, Products Cammell Laird. Birkenhead. Ship & Engine Builders & Ship Repairers. 11 items, 1962- 2000, Products, Construction Plans, Company Profile, Company History, Facilities Camper & Nicholson. Portsmouth, Yacht Builders, 1 item, 1990, Services Cargo Speed. Greenock. Cargo Handling Gear, 5 items, 1965-1970, Products Carruthers. Glasgow. Crane Builders, 1 item, 1960, Products Caterpillar. USA. Engine Builders. 9 items, 1979-1995, Products Central Marine Engine Works. Hartlepool. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1945, Construction Plan Chadburns. Liverpool. Marine Equipment. 1 item, 1950, Products Charles Connell. Glasgow. Shipbuilders. 3 items, 1969, Construction Plans, Trials Data Chernikeeff. 1 item, 1985, Products Clark & Standfield. London. Ship Repairers. 1 item, 1980, Construction Plans Clarke Chapman. Gateshead. Marine Equipment. 33 items, 1900-1996, Construction Plan, Products, Facilities Clelands. Willington Quay. Shipbuilders & Ship Repairers. 19 items, 1964-1980, Construction Plans Cleveland Diesel. USA. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1948, Products Clyde Port Authority. 1 item, 1984, Tariffs Clydeport. 1 item, 1990, Facilities Cochrane Shipbuilders. Selby. Shipbuilders. 46 items, 1985-1993, Construction Plans, Auction Catalogue Cook Welton & Gemmell. Beverley. Shipbuilders. 3 items, 1945, Construction Plans Cosser. 1 item, 1950, Products Courtaulds Coatings. Gateshead. Paint Makers, 1 item, 1992, Products Crossley. Manchester. Engine Builders. 4 items, 1946-1976, Products Crossley Engines. Manchester. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1980, Products Crossley Marine. Manchester. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1976, Products CS Swan. Wallsend. Shipbuilder, 2 items, 1877, Construction Plan Danforth. 1 item, 1945, Products David Brown. Huddersfield. Transmission Engineers. 2 items, 1970-1971, Products 3 The Marine Technology Special Collection. List of Catalogued Materials. David Brown – Vosper Offshore. Huddersfield / Portsmouth. Marine Transmissions,1 item, 1976, Products Davidson & Co. 1 item, 1980, Products Dera Marine Transport. 1 item, Products Detroit Diesel. USA. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1996, Products Deutz. Germany. Engine Builders. 11 items, 1976-1981, Products Devonport. Devonport. Ship Repairers. 1 item, 1975, Facilities DML. Devonport. Ship Repairers. 1 item, 1994, Company Profile Donkin & Son. Newcastle. Marine Equipment. 3 items, 1910-1920, Products Dorman Diesels. Stafford. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1977, Products Dorman Marine Diesels. Stafford. Engine Builders. 1 item, 1989, Products Drysdale. Glasgow. Marine Pumping Systems, 3 items, 1947-1950, Products E Harland. Belfast. Ship & Engine Builder. 1 item, 1879, Design Data E V Telfer. London. Consultant, 1 item, 1943, Construction Plans English Electric. London. Engineers. 6 items, 1959-1974, Products Esavian Doors. Glasgow. Furniture Makers, 1 item, 1947, Products Escher Wyss. Switzerland. Engineers. 1 item, 1973, Products Euskalduna. Spain. Shipbuilders. 2 items, 1945, Construction Plans F.I.A.T. Grand Motori. Italy. Engine Builders. 2 items, 1959-1966, Products Fairey Marine. Isle of Wight. Boat Builders, 1 item, 1960, Design Data Fairfield. Govan. Ship & Engine Builders. 1 item, 1966, Products Fairfield Mabey. Chepstow. Structural Engineers. 1 item, 1991, Products Fairplay. London. Publisher, 1 item, 1990, Directory Felixstowe Port. 1 item, 1983, Handbook Ferguson Ailsa. Clyde. Shipbuilders. 1 item, 1985, Products Fergusons. Clyde. Shipbuilders. 1 item, 1990, Products Forth
Load more

Recommended publications
  • WAREHOUSE / INDUSTRIAL UNIT 1,987 Sq M (21,391 Sq
    Direct BARRY Quay Access WAREHOUSE / INDUSTRIAL UNIT 24-hour 1,987 sq m (21,391 sq ft) on-site security C Shed, Atlantic Way, Barry Docks, Barry, CF63 3QS Cargo handling services available Available Property Delivering Property Solutions Hereford A40 C Shed, Atlantic Way, Barry Docks, Available Property M50 Carmarthen A465 A49 Tewkesbury A40 A470 A48 A483 Merthyr Tydfil Abergavenny Sat Nav: CF63 3QS C Shed, Atlantic WayAmmanford A40 A48 A4042 A465 A 1,987 sq m (21,391 sq ft) industrial unit to letLlanelli within the secure confines Aberdare Pontypool of Barry Docks. The Port of Barry is a key facility for the region’sM4 chemical A449 industry and also has considerable expertise in the handling of steel, scrap metal, Chepstow Swansea Neath A470 containers, dry bulks, coal and aggregates. The intermodal rail terminal Cwmbran Pontypridd M48 M5 at Barry facilitates container transportation by rail to UK deep-sea hub ports.Port Talbot Caerphilly Newport The property is part of a larger industrial facility that has been subdivided in M4 the past and now offers clear warehouse space benefiting from a minimum M4 Bridgend height of 5.96m and level access roller shutter doors to side and front elevations. Cardiff A4 Barry Bristol A38 Bath Specification Rent Cardiff Airport Weston- super-Mare A36 Upon application. A368 + High bay semi-detached warehouse unit Bristol Airport + Gross internal area of 1,987 sq m (21,391 sq ft) Business Rates A37 Frome + Minimum eaves height of 5.96m rising to 12.60m at apex M5 To be assessed. + Direct quay access Ilfracombe Minehead A361 ABP Ports + 24 hour on-site security Security Bridgwater A39 ALL MAPS ARE INDICATIVE ONLY + 3 level access loading doors serving the warehouse Port access benefitting from 24 hour security.
    [Show full text]
  • Great Western Railway Ships - Wikipedi… Great Western Railway Ships from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
    5/20/2011 Great Western Railway ships - Wikipedi… Great Western Railway ships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Great Western Railway’s ships operated in Great Western Railway connection with the company's trains to provide services to (shipping services) Ireland, the Channel Islands and France.[1] Powers were granted by Act of Parliament for the Great Western Railway (GWR) to operate ships in 1871. The following year the company took over the ships operated by Ford and Jackson on the route between Wales and Ireland. Services were operated between Weymouth, the Channel Islands and France on the former Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Company routes. Smaller GWR vessels were also used as tenders at Plymouth and on ferry routes on the River Severn and River Dart. The railway also operated tugs and other craft at their docks in Wales and South West England. The Great Western Railway’s principal routes and docks Contents Predecessor Ford and Jackson Successor British Railways 1 History 2 Sea-going ships Founded 1871 2.1 A to G Defunct 1948 2.2 H to O Headquarters Milford/Fishguard, Wales 2.3 P to R 2.4 S Parent Great Western Railway 2.5 T to Z 3 River ferries 4 Tugs and work boats 4.1 A to M 4.2 N to Z 5 Colours 6 References History Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the GWR’s chief engineer, envisaged the railway linking London with the United States of America. He was responsible for designing three large ships, the SS Great Western (1837), SS Great Britain (1843; now preserved at Bristol), and SS Great Eastern (1858).
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix: Statistical Information
    Appendix: Statistical Information Table A.1 Order in which the main works were built. Table A.2 Railway companies and trade unions who were parties to Industrial Court Award No. 728 of 8 July 1922 Table A.3 Railway companies amalgamated to form the four main-line companies in 1923 Table A.4 London Midland and Scottish Railway Company statistics, 1924 Table A.5 London and North-Eastern Railway Company statistics, 1930 Table A.6 Total expenditure by the four main-line companies on locomotive repairs and partial renewals, total mileage and cost per mile, 1928-47 Table A.7 Total expenditure on carriage and wagon repairs and partial renewals by each of the four main-line companies, 1928 and 1947 Table A.8 Locomotive output, 1947 Table A.9 Repair output of subsidiary locomotive works, 1947 Table A. 10 Carriage and wagon output, 1949 Table A.ll Passenger journeys originating, 1948 Table A.12 Freight train traffic originating, 1948 TableA.13 Design offices involved in post-nationalisation BR Standard locomotive design Table A.14 Building of the first BR Standard locomotives, 1954 Table A.15 BR stock levels, 1948-M Table A.16 BREL statistics, 1979 Table A. 17 Total output of BREL workshops, year ending 31 December 1981 Table A. 18 Unit cost of BREL new builds, 1977 and 1981 Table A.19 Maintenance costs per unit, 1981 Table A.20 Staff employed in BR Engineering and in BREL, 1982 Table A.21 BR traffic, 1980 Table A.22 BR financial results, 1980 Table A.23 Changes in method of BR freight movement, 1970-81 Table A.24 Analysis of BR freight carryings,
    [Show full text]
  • Defra Stakeholder Meeting 18Th March 2019
    Resources and Waste EU Exit No deal Contingency planning Stakeholder Meeting 18th March 2019 Mary Sumner House, London 1 Agenda for the day When? What? 09:30 Welcome and EU Exit overview 09:35 Operational readiness for EU Exit 09:45 Shipments of waste - updates and backstop 09:55 HMRC – no-deal preparation and questions 10:15 Border Delivery Group – no-deal preparation and questions 10:35 Breakout session – discussion points 11:05 Refreshment break 11:20 Common approaches 11:40 Port of Dover - no-deal preparation 12:00 Breakout session – questions for panel 12:15 General Q&A session 12:45 Close 2 Chris Preston Deputy Director, Resources and Waste, Defra 3 No Deal: No. 10 • Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. • The Government will continue with its no deal preparations to ensure the country is ready for every eventuality. • Businesses and the public should ensure they are prepared for EU Exit and visit gov.uk/euexit for guidance. 4 Image:Crown Copyright EU Exit Overview 5 Kathryn Arnold Team Leader, EU Exit Strategy, Resources and Waste, Defra 6 Introducing the Resources & Waste EU Exit team Chris Preston Steve Molyneux, Graham Winter and Rob Scarpello Patrick McKell and Hilary Grant Steve Environment Agency International Chemicals Andrews Kate Mary-Ann Stevenson Arnold Project Manager Helen Jack Ann-Christy Muna Jackie Ralph Critchley David Gell McGarry Rowson John Ahmad Cohen 7 Click to edit Master title style ClickDefra’s to edit EUMaster Exit subtitle work style March 2019 Copyright Copyright © 2017 by The Boston Group, Consulting Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Download
    ARMAMENTS FIRMS, THE STATE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE NAVAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN EDWARDIAN BRITAIN Professor Roger Lloyd-Jones History Department, Sheffield Hallam University Dr. Myrddin John Lewis History Department, Sheffield Hallam University This article examines the relationship between Britain’s armament firms and the state’s procurement system, presenting a case for a Naval Industrial Complex (NIC) in the years immediately before the Great War. It argues that in Edwardian Britain a nuanced set of institutional networks were established between the Admiralty and a small elite group of armament manufacturers. The NIC demonstrates the close collaboration between the armament firms supplying the Admiralty and between the Admiralty and an elite group of private contractors. This article concludes that the NIC did not lead to profiteering by contactors, and they did supply the warships and naval ordnance that enabled Britain to out build Germany in the naval race. This paper examines the relationship in Britain between the armaments industry and the military institutions of the state during the years preceding the Great War, when there were intensifying international tensions, and concerns over Britain’s defense capabilities. Through an assessment of the War Office (WO) and Admiralty procurement system, we apply John Kenneth Galbraith’s theory that businesses may establish institutional networks as “countervailing powers” to mediate business-state relations and, thus, we challenge the proposition that the state acted as a “monopsonist,” dominating contractual relations with private armaments firms.’ We argue that during the years prior to the war, Britain’s Naval Industrial Complex (MC) involved a strengthening collaboration between the British Admiralty and the big armament firms.
    [Show full text]
  • What Were the Investment Dilemmas of the LNER in the Inter-War Years and Did They Successfully Overcome Them?
    What were the investment dilemmas of the LNER in the inter-war years and did they successfully overcome them? William Wilson MA TPM September 2020 CONTENTS 1. Sources and Acknowledgements 2 2. Introduction 3 3. Overview of the Railway Companies between the Wars 4 4. Diminishing Earnings Power 6 5. LNER Financial Position 8 6. LNER Investment Performance 10 7. Electrification 28 8. London Transport Area 32 9. LNER Locomotive Investment 33 10. Concluding Remarks 48 11. Appendices 52 Appendix 1: Decline of LNER passenger business Appendix 2: Accounting Appendix 3: Appraisal Appendix 4: Grimsby No.3 Fish Dock Appendix 5: Key Members of the CME’s Department in 1937/38 12. References and Notes 57 1. Sources and Acknowledgements This paper is an enlarged version of an article published in the March 2019 edition of the Journal of the Railway & Canal Historical Society. Considerable use was made of the railway records in The National Archives at Kew: the primary source of original LNER documentation. Information was obtained from Hansard, the National Records of Scotland, University of Glasgow Archives Services, National Railway Museum (NRM) and Great Eastern Railway Society (GERS). Use was made of contemporary issues of The Railway Magazine, Railway Gazette (NRM), The Economist, LNER Magazine 1927--1947 (GERS) and The Engineer. A literature review was undertaken of relevant university thesis and articles in academic journals: together with articles, papers and books written by historians and commentators on the group railway companies. 2 The
    [Show full text]
  • NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Thesis Submitted Towards Phd in History
    NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Thesis submitted towards PhD in History An examination of the decline of shipbuilding on the North-East Coast of England and the West of Scotland during the interwar period, 1920–1939 W. Paxton October 2017 i CONTENTS Page Copyright, declaration, and dedication .................................................................................. v Abstract ................................................................................................................................. vi Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................. vii List of Diagrams ................................................................................................................. viii List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... x List of Maps ....................................................................................................................... xiii List of Photographs ............................................................................................................. xiii List of Illustrations .............................................................................................................. xiv Appendices ........................................................................................................................... xv Abbreviations .....................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Newspaper Index S
    Watt Library, Greenock Newspaper Index This index covers stories that have appeared in newspapers in the Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow area from the start of the nineteenth century. It is provided to researchers as a reference resource to aid the searching of these historic publications which can be consulted, preferably by prior appointment, at the Watt Library, 9 Union Street, Greenock. Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Sabbath Alliance Report of Sabbath Alliance meeting. Greenock Advertiser 28/01/1848 Sabbath Evening School, Sermon to be preached to raise funds. Greenock Advertiser 15/12/1820 1 Greenock Sabbath Morning Free Sabbath Morning Free Breakfast restarts on the first Sunday of October. Greenock Telegraph 21/09/1876 2 Breakfast Movement Sabbath Observation, Baillie's Orders against trespassing on the Sabbath Greenock Advertiser 10/04/1812 1 Cartsdyke Sabbath School Society, General meeting. Greenock Advertiser 26/10/1819 1 Greenock Sabbath School Society, Celebrations at 37th anniversary annual meeting - report. Greenock Advertiser 06/02/1834 3 Greenock Sabbath School Society, General meeting 22nd July Greenock Advertiser 22/07/1823 3 Greenock Sabbath School Society, Sabbath School Society - annual general meeting. Greenock Advertiser 03/04/1821 1 Greenock Sabbath School Union, 7th annual meeting - report. Greenock Advertiser 28/12/1876 2 Greenock Sabbath School Union, 7th annual meeting - report. Greenock Telegraph 27/12/1876 3 Greenock Sailcolth Article by Matthew Orr, Greenock, on observations on sail cloth and sails
    [Show full text]
  • Future Potential for Offshore Wind in Wales Prepared for the Welsh Government
    Future Potential for Offshore Wind in Wales Prepared for the Welsh Government December 2018 Acknowledgments The Carbon Trust wrote this report based on an impartial analysis of primary and secondary sources, including expert interviews. The Carbon Trust would like to thank everyone that has contributed their time and expertise during the preparation and completion of this report. Special thanks goes to: Black & Veatch Crown Estate Scotland Hartley Anderson Innogy Renewables MHI-Vestas Offshore Wind Milford Haven Port Authority National Grid Natural Resources Wales Ørsted Wind Power Port of Mostyn Prysmian PowerLink The Crown Estate Welsh Government Cover page image credits: Innogy Renewables (Gwynt-y-Môr Offshore Wind Farm). | 1 The Carbon Trust is an independent, expert partner that works with public and private section organizations around the world, helping them to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. We advise corporates and governments on carbon emissions reduction, improving resource efficiency, and technology innovation. We have world-leading experience in the development of low carbon energy markets, including offshore wind. The Carbon Trust has been at the forefront of the offshore wind industry globally for the past decade, working closely with governments, developers, suppliers, and innovators to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy through informing policy, supporting business decision-making, and commercialising innovative technology. Authors: Rhodri James Manager [email protected]
    [Show full text]
  • The Case of GEC/Marconi
    The Effect of Corporate Restructuring on the Shareholders’ Value: The Case of GEC/Marconi Magdy Abdel-Kader1* and Vagia Mentzeniot2 1 Brunel Business School. Brunel University. Uxbridge. Middlesex UB8 3PH. UK * Corresponding author: Tel: +44 (0)1895 266739. Fax: +44 (0)1895 269775. Email: [email protected] 2 Finance Division, Piraeus Bank Group, Headquarters, Stadiou & Amerikis 4, Athens, 10557, Greece Abstract GEC/Marconi’s transformation from a diversified conglomerate to a focused telecommunications and information technology company was an eventful and rambling transmission that resulted in the deterioration of shareholders’ value. It represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in British corporate history and one of the greatest corporate governance fiascos of all time. The study investigates the wealth effects of Marconi’s sell-offs and acquisitions on its shareholders’ value by calculating the abnormal returns on the announcement days of all the disposals/acquisition during 1996-2002. The results support the view that shareholders’ value increases when a company proceeds to corporate sell-offs to pursue a focus strategy. However, the authors conjecture that GEC/Marconi has destroyed shareholders’ value through these disposals/acquisitions because of several mistakes, such as being prone to heavy debt. © 2007 World Research Organization. All rights reserved Keywords: Marconi, GEC, Restructuring, Disposals, Acquisitions, Divestiture Citation: Abdel-Kader, M. & Metzeniot, V. (2007). The effect of corporate restructuring on the stakeholder’s value: the case of GEC/Marconi. World Journal of Business Management. 1(1) 28-46 Introduction acquired firms rather than acquiring firms. A study by Berger and Ofek (1995) showed that diversification Diversification in the 1950’s and 1960’s gave rise to destroys value.
    [Show full text]
  • Port Freight Statistics: 2015
    Statistical Release 21 September 2016 UK Port Freight Statistics: 2015 About this release Overall total freight tonnage declined by 1 per cent in 2015. Whilst tonnage fell marginally, reflecting reduced The importance of shipping and trade to the economy of the UK, demand for coal and ores, changes in steel production, an island nation, has resulted and lower dependency on food imports, unitised traffic in the establishment of a large experienced a third consecutive year of growth. number of ports around the coast, which are very diverse in terms of Port Freight Traffic (tonnage) size and type of cargo handled. Total tonnage levels decreased slightly by 1 per cent compared to 2014, with 496.7 million tonnes being handled by UK ports in 2015. This statistical release provides information on trends and Unitised Traffic at Major Ports patterns in the handling of freight Unitised traffic handled at UK major ports in 2015 rose by 4 per traffic at UK sea ports. cent, with 23.6 million units coming in and going out of UK major ports. The number of main freight units handled by UK major ports In this publication rose to 13.4 million units. Port freight traffic p2 Cargo types Direction of freight traffic p3 The proportion of UK major port bulk freight fell to its lowest level since Comparison to other National the mid-90s, and unitised traffic now accounts for one-third of all UK Statistics p5 major port freight traffic. Major port freight traffic by cargo Chart 1: UK major ports cargo tonnage proportions, 1995 - 2015 type and direction p6 Busiest port freight traffic by 21% Other general cargo Lo-Lo & 34% cargo type p12 Ro-Ro 27% Trade routes p14 Trade with European Union (EU) 75% countries p19 Bulk 68% 61% Freight Number of arrivals p20 Strengths and weaknesses of the data p22 Glossary p22 1995 2005 2015 Users and uses of the data p22 There have been positive signs of growth in liquid bulk goods Background notes p23 and increased imports of Other dry bulk goods into UK ports.
    [Show full text]
  • Bow-Tow 27 LR.Pdf
    Issue 27 : Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 THE NEWSLETTER OF NEWHAVEN HERITAGE Canmore.org.uk/collection/1437634 Above: Western Harbour and Newhaven aerial photograph taken facing West. Photo courtesy of Canmore IN THIS ISSUE . OUR FOND FAREWELLS / NEWHAVEN PAGEANT / MULBERRY HARBOURS / DAVID MACKENZIE / OLD SCHOOL TIES / PRECIOUS GIFTS / A SUNNY DISPOSISH / 2021 NEWHAVEN CALENDAR / WARDIE BAY BEACHWATCH / NEWHAVEN GARDENS GROUP - SHIP SHAPE / TIME & TIDE/ FACEBOOK FOOTNOTES . and more NEWHAVEN HERITAGE CENTRE is recognised as a Scottish registered charity No. SC044837 1 OUR FOND FAREWELLS THE WEATHER DRAWS in with longer nights and shorter days, and lockdown (in some form, likely wherever you are in the world) returns. The water seems blacker in the harbour and the decorative lighting in the streets seems somehow chiller, with a lack of people on the pavements By Dr J J “Jeff” Liston FLS, beneath it. 2020 has been a tougher year, not just with COVID, but the Chair of Newhaven Heritage people taken from us in this time, whether relatives, colleagues or friends (or even former milkmen from Fountainbridge). Not least among these is David Mackenzie, a dedicated researcher and member of our committee, for whom an obituary can be found elsewhere in this issue. His understanding of archives and the information that could be gleaned from them and online to aid the restoration of a proper Newhaven Museum to the area was utterly invaluable in the last year, and he will be sorely missed. A further loss is my Vice-Chair, the redoubtable Heather Yang. As well as a ‘chairship’, we have some things in common: most bizarrely, Heather and I have both worked in Kunming in Yunnan Province, China.
    [Show full text]