Public Service Law in The United Kingdom - Industry and Manufacturing

Industry and Manufacturing

• National Enterprise Board 1975, a State holding company for full or partial ownership of industrial undertakings

• British Petroleum 1974, the combination of a 50% stake bought by Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty after World War I with around a 25% stake acquired by the Bank of England from Burmah Oil made the UK Government directly or indirectly BP's majority shareholder, though commercial independence was maintained
• Coal Commission 1933, National Coal Board then British Coal

• British Steel 1967
• British Leyland Motor Corporation 1976 became British Leyland upon nationalisation. Privatised in 1986 to British Aerospace.
• British Aerospace 1977, combining the major aircraft companies British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley and others. British Shipbuilders - combining the major shipbuilding companies including Cammell Laird, Govan Shipbuilders, Swan Hunter, Yarrow Shipbuilders
• Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd