Old Printworks
Dunaskin Brickworks
The Dalmellington Iron Company was formed in 1848 in Dunaskin, Ayrshire –…Clydebridge Steelworks
I guess I can tell this story now. Clydebridge steelworks to the…BASF Paisley
BASF’s plant in Paisley is about 60 years old, and was producing…Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce is a big company who make jet engines. See, you don’t…Johnnie Walker Bottling Plant
When Diageo closed down the Johnnie Walker distillery in Glasgow, I was in…Steel Plate & Sections
SPS was (is?) a large steel stockholders owned by Corus – their…Hyundai Freescale Part II
I’ve visited this gigantic white elephant before – originally built by Hyundai…McEwan’s Fountain Brewery
The brewery that refuses to die! Reports of this brewery’s demise have…Port Dundas Distillery Part III
I last visited Diageo’s historic Port Dundas distillery back in July, a…Clydebridge & Dalzell Steelworks
This was a by-invitation visit to take pictures for training and PR…Proper Scottish Engineering
Exploring disused manufacturing can sometimes be a bit depressing – all that…Port Dundas Distillery Part II
Back again for another look, and to cover the bits I missed.…Port Dundas Distillery
It’s funny, isn’t it – when Diageo announced that they would be…ICI Nobel Explosives VIII
It’s been, ooh, 15 minutes since I last did a report on…James Kilpatrick & Son Ltd.
It’s hard to know what to call this site, as it’s had…Temple Gasometers
Temple Gasworks was built in 1871 for the Partick, Hillhead and Maryhill…ICI Nobel Explosives VII
I just can’t keep away from this place – this was another…William Paton Ltd. Part II
I haven’t been back to Paton’s Mill since October 2008, and the…Hyundai Freescale Semiconductor
Semiconductors were meant to be the saviour of Scottish industry – we…ICI Nobel Explosives Part VI
A fun stroll in the woods, with some friends – big concrete…Meadowside Shipyard Offices
Tod and McGregor claimed to be the “fathers of iron shipbuilding on…Jawcraig Brickworks
This is a wee brickworks in the middle of nowhere near Falkirk.…ICI Nobel Explosives Part V
I know what you’re thinking – you’re thinking when the hell am…ICI Nobel Explosives Part IV
Another visit back to the enormous Ardeer site, this time to have…Coed Talon Brickworks
I don’t know much about this – didn’t even know it was…Brymbo Steelworks
There has been a steelworks in Brymbo, near Wrexham, for over 200…ICI Nobel Explosives Part III
A third visit, this time from a different direction. This is Africa…Fountainbridge Brewery
Hearing that this place was still (mostly) standing, I went over to…ICI Nobel Explosives Part II
A second visit to see more of this huge site. First to…ICI Nobel Explosives
The Ardeer peninsula in Ayrshire is basically a gigantic sand dune –…Heather Mills
Did you know that Paul McCartney bought Heather Mills a plane for…IBM Greenock
IBM built it’s first factory in Spango Valley, Greenock, in 1951; initially…William Paton Ltd.
William Paton Limited was founded at Johnstone in Scotland in 1840 by…Nestle Purina
The problem with GPS is that you need to put the right…EDS Print Facility
In Livingston with nothing to do on a Sunday, this looked worth…A Cologne Factory
While in Cologne for a bike show, I happened across a lovely…BVT Surface Fleet
BVT is a merger between BAE Systems and VT Shipbuilding, formed in…Howden Engineering Works
Howden’s Engineering Works in Scotland Street, Glasgow, are next to the Mackintosh-designed…Ballantine’s Distillery
Ballantine’s distillery dominated the town of Dumbarton for over 60 years before…Rockvilla Mushroom Factory and School
Right next to the Spier’s Wharf branch of the Forth & Clyde…
