David Brown submitted this photo although is not sure of the names of the couple. Connected to Robertson’s of Springwells, Blantyre, perhaps ex staff can enlighten us who they are? Is this the Robertson owners? Photo looks late 60s, early 70s. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, […]
Photos of Robertson’s ginger factory are strangely few and far between, so how about this one for a cracker! This is from 1982, Robertsons of Springwells, on Glasgow Road. This long established business was employer of thousands of people throughout the decades, the site now belonging to Dunns Food & Drink. What’s your memories of […]
In December 1978, one of Blantyre’s oldest and most established companies “A Robertson & Co of Springwells” planned a programme of modernisation. The work was to safeguard the jobs at the factory and indeed create more! The plan was to introduce £200,000 of new bottling equipment in early 1979 to their soft drinks factory. […]
Continuing more previously unseen photos online. This fantastic picture of Robertsons Ginger ‘cairt’ has Blantyre man Peter McDonald standing beside it. His great grandson, Johnny Gilluley shared the picture. The cart actually looks quite new, well certainly the wheels do and I suspect this is what the photograph was showing off. The words “Springwell […]
This next advert needs no introduction. Many people in Blantyre will fondly remember the long established company, Robertsons of Springwell. The history of Robertson’s will be appearing on this website very soon. What are your memories of Robertsons? On social media: Ian Campbell Best days of my life lol Elizabeth Dobson Grieve Jublees absolutely magic! 😀 Catherine Sneddon My […]
It’s with sincere thanks to Colin Gilchrist, for providing some photos attached to this article, which explores a subject close to my home area, i.e. The story of the McLean family and their Aerated Water Business. (Fizzy water). As I write and research this article, I’m looking out on land on Main Street where their […]
Robertsons of Springwell, the “ginger” factory, or formerly aerated water. The label alone brings back all the memories, but it was ginger beer that was my favourite. On social media: Thomas Fallon Robertson auld scotch ginger beer best hangover cure ever even better than irn bru Jim Frame 5* ginger beer canny beat it Carole Mackie Rickard We […]