| AdminHistory | George Park (formerly of Cramond Foundry) and George Wolfe, a Bathgate tinsmith decided to open a shovel making business called the West Lothian Spade and Shovel Works. The premises were first located in Mill Road in Bathgate but soon ground was bought at Bridgend and larger works were built. Shortly after this, George Wolfe left the partnership and set up on his own at 56 North Bridge Street, Bathgate. In 1884, Park sold out, Wolfe bought the Bridgend premises and moved his business there. Finding it increasingly difficult to find appropriate materials, Wolf established his own steel rolling mill at Glasgow Road, Bathgate. In 1907, Wolfe turned his business into a Limited Liability Company and George Wolfe and Sons Ltd. was established. |