Stewarts Rubber Manufacturers

In the latest in our series on Dunfermline’s Industrial Heritage, George Beattie gives us the history of Ralph W. Stewart & Co, Ltd., Scottish Central Rubber Works, Elgin Street, Dunfermline.

The story of this firm, which had it’s roots in linen manufacture, tells of a bold attempt at diversification into a new industry, at  a time when the linen industry was struggling.