Initially the company operated a steelworks and gun arsenal at Parkhead, A Ship yard opened at Dalmuirin 1899 and was the most advanced yard in Britain at the time.
Initially the company operated a steelworks and gun arsenal at Parkhead, in the east end of Glasgow. A shipyard, The Naval Construction Yard, was opened at Dalmuir in 1899 and was the most advanced yard in Britain at the time.