1970s
Turnbull & Scott (Engineers) Ltd has been part of the industrial landscape in Hawick since 1933 and now in 2023 it celebrates its 90th anniversary. Throughout the decades, the company has had connections to numerous organisations and people and is now seeking assistance in gathering as thorough a record of its history as is possible.
An extensive corporate history page has been launched which highlights different companies that Turnbull & Scott has had ties with over the years. The page outlines how Hunt Moscrop, now part of the Voith Group, (HM) acquired Turnbull & Scott sometime before 1972. The Annual Report of HM for 1972 lists T&S as a General Engineering business alongside the other group of companies (right).
These HM companies included Hunt Moscrop Canada which was active in Textiles and Paper, Hunt HX which made extended surface heat exchangers, Johnstone & Hunt which made shell & tube heat exchangers, and finally Chemical & Thermal Engineering which focused on chemical and process engineering. It is believed that it was through the connection with HM and the associated companies, that Turnbull & Scott became experts in the design and manufacture of finned tube and extended surface heat exchangers.
Connections to the engineering company Mather & Platt have been found also which outline the inception of Turnbull & Scott’s iconic Thermolier industrial unit heater products. Turnbull & Scott are appealing for more information which can help fill in any gaps and ensuring that the information out there is as accurate as it can be.
If you have been involved with Turnbull & Scott or have a story to tell which could feature on the history pages, please get in touch.
