with acknowledgements to the
                          Linenhall  Library  Belfast,
                          Belfast Central Library and the
                          Public Record Office of  Northern Ireland,
                          for their assistance and information.

Samuel Cleland Davidson K B E. M I Mech E.

Davidson & Co continued the development of equipment for cooling,drying, dust collecting, heating, ventilating, mechanical draught, pneumatic conveyance and mechanical handling; for mine ventilation they manufactured some of the largest fans in existence. They also began to make large air pre-heaters for use in conjunction with their fans, mostly for power station use.

3.4 metre diameter Sirocco two-stage axial flow mine fan.




3.25 metre diameter Sirocco induced draught centrifugal fan for power station on test.

Davidson & Co, Limited had expanded by the 1940's their business in Belfast
by opening many branches throughout the UK, in LONDON; MANCHESTER;
KINGSWINFORD - WEST MIDLANDS; CARDIFF - WALES; LEEDS;
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE; GLASGOW - SCOTLAND.

 
Family history of Samuel C Davidson and the firm.

SEPTEMBER  2011

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