Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd.
Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd. was an Edinburgh industrial electrical engineering company founded as D. Bruce Peebles & Co. by Scottish engineer David Bruce Peebles (1826–1899) in Edinburgh in 1866. In April 1999 a major fire destroyed the main works in East Pilton, Edinburgh, an event from which the company never recovered, with trading ceasing in 2004.
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