In 1871, two brothers, George and James Weir,
founded the engineering firm of G & J Weir, joining the booming
industrial scene in the west of Scotland. It was the height of
great Victorian era of industrial innovation and the Weir brothers,
descendants of Robert Burns, produced their own groundbreaking
inventions in pumping equipment - primarily for the world famous
Clyde shipyards and the steam ships being built there.
Although recognised worldwide as a pump and valve company, there
has always been more to Weir. Over the following 140 years, Weir
has built cars and buses, constructed prefabricated housing, oil
pipelines, desalination plants, made armaments during two World
Wars and been involved in the development of the precursor to the
helicopter. All these activities were undertaken while continuing
the core business of designing and making pumps.
Today Weir's global footprint covers over 70 countries employing
in the region of 13,000 people focused on the mining, oil and gas
and power markets.
