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Weir Group

Index Weir Group

The Weir Group plc is a Scottish multinational engineering company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 54 relations: BBC News, Boiler feedwater pump, Caterpillar Inc., Cierva Autogiro Company, Cierva W.9, Clyde Blowers Capital, Derald Ruttenberg, Desalination, Deutsche Mark, Engineering, ESCO Group, Evaporator (marine), Evening Standard, First Reserve Corporation, FTSE 100 Index, Galloway Weir, Glasgow, Hubli, Huddersfield, Hydroelectricity, India, Iraq, Italy, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, James George Weir, James Kenneth Weir, Jim McColl, List of oilfield service companies, London Stock Exchange, Malaysia, Materiel, Multi-stage flash distillation, Pound sterling, Public company, Reuters, Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, Scotland, Seawater, Shale oil extraction, South Korea, SPX Corporation, Steamship, Studebaker-Worthington, Texas, The Herald (Glasgow), Thomas Leith, United Kingdom, Veolia, Veolia Water, ... Expand index (4 more) »

  2. 1871 in Scotland
  3. Companies established in 1871
  4. Engineering companies of Scotland
  5. Manufacturing companies based in Glasgow

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Boiler feedwater pump

A boiler feedwater pump is a specific type of pump used to pump feedwater into a steam boiler.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, is an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer. Weir Group and Caterpillar Inc. are pump manufacturers.

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Cierva Autogiro Company

The Cierva Autogiro Company was a British firm established in 1926 to develop the autogyro.

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Cierva W.9

The Cierva W.9 was a British 1940s experimental helicopter with a three-blade tilting-hub controlled main rotor, and torque compensation achieved using a jet of air discharged from the rear port side of the fuselage.

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Clyde Blowers Capital

Clyde Blowers Capital is a Scottish industrial investment company which owns several engineering companies.

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Derald Ruttenberg

Derald H. Ruttenberg (17 February 1916 – 19 September 2004) was a lawyer who became a deal maker, organizing large industrial mergers.

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Desalination

Desalination is a process that removes mineral components from saline water.

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Deutsche Mark

The Deutsche Mark (English: German mark), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002.

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Engineering

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.

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ESCO Group

ESCO Group LLC is a manufacturer of engineered metal wear parts and components for industrial applications—including mining and construction.

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Evaporator (marine)

An evaporator, distiller or distilling apparatus is a piece of ship's equipment used to produce fresh drinking water from sea water by distillation.

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Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, formerly The Standard (1827–1904), is a long-established newspaper, since 2009 a local free newspaper in tabloid format, with a website on the Internet, published in London, England.

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First Reserve Corporation

First Reserve Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in the energy sector.

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FTSE 100 Index

The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "Footsie", is the United Kingdom's best-known stock market index of the 100 most highly capitalised blue chips listed on the London Stock Exchange. Weir Group and FTSE 100 Index are companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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Galloway Weir

James Galloway Weir (6 July 1839 – 18 May 1911) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Hubli

Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, (29 April 1936 – 26 February 2024), was a British peer, investment banker and member of the Rothschild banking family.

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James George Weir

Air Commodore James George Weir, (23 May 1887 – 7 November 1973) was an early Scottish aviator and airman.

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James Kenneth Weir

James Kenneth Weir, 2nd Viscount Weir CBE FRSE LLD (1905–1975) was a 20th-century Scottish peer and businessman, most famously chairing the Weir Group.

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Jim McColl

James Allan McColl OBE (born 22 December 1951) is a Scottish businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Clyde Blowers.

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List of oilfield service companies

This is a list of oilfield service companies – which provide services to the petroleum exploration and production industry but do not typically produce petroleum.

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London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Materiel

Materiel is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.

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Multi-stage flash distillation

Multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) is a water desalination process that distills sea water by flashing a portion of the water into steam in multiple stages of what are essentially countercurrent heat exchangers.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Public company

A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin

Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, (born 8 August 1944) is a British businessman and former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2

Between 1911 and 1914, the Royal Aircraft Factory used the F.E.2 ("Farman Experimental 2") designation for three quite different aircraft that shared only a common "Farman" pusher biplane layout.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Seawater

Seawater, or sea water, is water from a sea or ocean.

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Shale oil extraction

Shale oil extraction is an industrial process for unconventional oil production.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia.

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SPX Corporation

SPX Corporation is an American manufacturing company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels.

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Studebaker-Worthington

Studebaker-Worthington was a diversified American manufacturer created in 1967 through a merger of Studebaker Corporation, Wagner Electric and Worthington Corporation.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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Thomas Leith

Thomas Orr Leith OBE, FRAE (23 March 1926 – 7 November 2005) was a Scottish mechanical engineer and industrialist.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Veolia

Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services.

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Veolia Water

Veolia Water (formerly Vivendi Water, originally Compagnie Générale des Eaux) is the water division of the French company Veolia Environnement and the world's largest supplier of water services.

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William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir

William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir GCB PC (12 May 1877 – 2 July 1959) was a Scottish industrialist and politician, who served as President of the Air Council in 1918.

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William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir

William Kenneth James Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir FRSA HonFREng (born 9 November 1933) is a British peer and business man.

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Worthington-Simpson

Worthington-Simpson was a British pump manufacturer. Weir Group and Worthington-Simpson are pump manufacturers.

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2000s energy crisis

From the mid-1980s to September 2003, the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under US$25/barrel in 2008 dollars.

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See also

1871 in Scotland

Companies established in 1871

Engineering companies of Scotland

Manufacturing companies based in Glasgow

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weir_Group

Also known as G & J Weir, G & J Weir Ltd., G. & J. Weir, G. & J. Weir., G. and J. Weir, HM Advocate v Weir Group PLC, Seaboard International, Seaboard Wireline, Weir Group plc, Weir Oil & Gas, Weir Oil and Gas, Weir Strachan and Henshaw.

, William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir, William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir, Worthington-Simpson, 2000s energy crisis.