Mackie International
Mackie International (originally known as James Mackie & Sons) was a textile machinery engineering plant and foundry in Northern Ireland until 1999. At its height, James Mackie & Sons was one of the largest employers in Belfast. “Mackie's”, as they were known locally, were a major supplier of munitions during World War II.
Background
The company was founded by James Scrimgeour in the 19th century but he got into financial difficulties and in 1858 the company was taken over and renamed by his manager, James Mackie.
In 1955 the company built a factory in India for the manufacture of machinery for jute mills. This was taken over by the Government of India in 1978. Through various changes it still exists as Lagan Engineering Company Ltd, a joint venture with the Government of India.[2]
References
- ^ "The Industrial Heritage of West Belfast". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Website of the Lagan Engineering Company Ltd Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Remarks by the President at Mackies, Belfast". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.