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John M Henderson -
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In
1866, John MacDonald Henderson founded an
Engineering business in Jopp’s
Lane in Aberdeen, taking up as a speciality the
manufacture of machinery and appliances as
required in the granite, stone, and allied trades
in the area at the time. |
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In
1873 Hendersons manufactured the first Aerial
Cableway in The United Kingdom and went on to provide Aerial
Cableway installations to all parts of the world
for applications such as Quarrying, Open Pit
Mining, Dam, Lock and Bridge construction. |
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In
1878, due to the company’s success and demand for
their products, the King Street Engineering works
were built. The new factory was purpose built and
covered an area of approx 4-1/2 acres. The company continued manufacturing at
the King Street premises until 1985 when the
manufacturing unit was re-located to Arbroath,
Angus. |
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In 1927
Hendersons manufactured and installed a 550 ton
Slipway at Fleetwood Harbour on the west coast of
England. Other Slipway installations include
Egypt, Nigeria, Malta, Gibraltar and many United
Kingdom Ports. |
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In 1930
Hendersons supplied Derrick Cranes for the
heightening of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. The company
has supplied Cranes and other Mechanical Handling
equipment for many other Dam projects worldwide.
These include Dams in Portugal, Spain, South
Africa, Hong Kong, Mexico, The
Sudan, India and The United Kingdom. |
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During the war
Hendersons factory was solely committed to
manufacturing components for the war effort. Items
manufactured include Howitzer Guns, Ammunition
Hoists, Bailey Bridges, Mine Sweeping Equipment,
Tank Components and Shells. |
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In
the early 1950’s Hendersons became involved in the
manufacture of coke oven machines for the National
Coal Board and British Steel Plants. This was soon
to become the company’s main product line for
which we have become one of the leading
manufacturers in the world. |
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In 1959
Hendersons supplied 32-Ton Climbing and Stage
Derrick Cranes for the construction of the Forth
Road bridge. At the time the bridge was the fourth
longest in the world. The company has supplied
Cranes and other Mechanical Handling equipment for
many other bridge construction projects. These
include the Forth Rail, Severn and Rio-Niteroi Bridges
as well as Bridges in Australia, South Africa,
India, Rhodesia and Uganda. |
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In 1971 Hendersons manufactured and installed 2
Pusher Machines and 2 Charge Cars at the Hamilton
Coke Ovens in Canada. This was the company's first
major export order in Coke Oven Machinery. Since
then we have supplied Coke Oven Machines to many
countries. These include South Africa, Brazil,
Italy, India, France, Australia, United States of
America, Zimbabwe and Slovakia. |
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In
1985 the Aberdeen manufacturing unit was
re-located to Arbroath, Angus, and all equipment
moved to the new factory. The six acre site
incorporated a 75,000 square feet factory area
with the major administrative, design and contract
functions being retained in the Aberdeen office. |
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In
1990 a new 10,000 square foot workshop was built
at the site due to the expansion work in the steel
and oil related industries. This new workshop
includes overhead cranes up to 40 tonnes and a
deep water inspection pit. |
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In
1991 the final link with Aberdeen was broken after
125 years when the offices were sold in June 1991
and the Arbroath offices were extended to
accommodate the transfer of personnel. |
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Today John M
Henderson & Co Ltd remain a major supplier to the
Steel, Oil and Mechanical Handling Industries
Worldwide. With over 135 years experience in
Design, Manufacture & Installation we can
guarantee a first class service to all our
customers. |
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Over 140 years of
Manufacturing. | | |
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Aerial Cableways. |
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Cranes. |
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Winches. |
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Slipways. |
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Coke Oven
Machines | | |
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