Jim McColl

Honours all round for top business ClydeUnion Pumps

Friday 7 October 2011

CLYDEUNION Pumps was the star of the show at last night's 2011 Glasgow Business Awards, walking away with the top accolade in three separate categories, writes Douglas Hamilton.

McColl secured Scots pledge before US sale

Friday 26 August 2011

SCOTS engineering entrepreneur Jim McColl yesterday told The Herald he would not have sold his Clyde Union Pumps business to US giant SPX for £750 million had he not been given "personal guarantees" that the new owner was committed to growing the operation in Scotland.

Butcher’s son gets prime cut in £750m pumps deal

Friday 26 August 2011

Jim McColl is the butcher's son who rose from the factory floor to become Scotland's richest man, after saving the historic firm where he started as an apprentice on his way to the top.

Scots entrepreneur Jim McColl sells business for £750m

Thursday 25 August 2011

Businessman Jim McColl is in line for a huge dividend after selling his firm, Clyde Union Pumps, to a US investor for £750m.

ClydeUnion pumps up jobs

Thursday 11 August 2011

Jim McColl, the Scottish engineering entrepreneur, has revealed plans to take the headcount at his ClydeUnion pump manufacturing business at Cathcart in Glasgow to more than 1000, amid surging profits.