Charles Barker & Sons Ltd undertook public relations work on behalf of the University of Strathclyde between 1966 and 1969.
Robertson Research Petroleum Services Ltd was registered in March 1978 in Wales. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Robertson Research International Ltd, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Robertson Research Holdings Ltd, the controlling organisation of the Robertson Research Group. Robertson Research Petroleum Services Ltd was responsible for the Group's operations in the field of geological, petrological, chemical and petroleum engineering services to the petroleum industry.
Robertson Research Engineering Services Ltd was registered in March 1978 in Wales. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Robertson Research International Ltd, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Robertson Research Holdings Ltd, the controlling organisation of the Robertson Research Group. It was responsible for the Group's operations in the fields of geotechnology, hydrotechnology and instrumentation.
William Robertson was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1832 and was educated at the Old Burgh and Blysthwood Testimonial Schools in Renfrew. He left school to work as an office boy at Henderson Brothers, iron founders. By 1851, however, he had established a carrying business bringing coal and pig iron to Renfrew, with an office at Bowling on the Clyde. His first venture as a ship owner was the purchase of the scow or barge, Ellen, in about 1852, which plied on the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Clyde Estuary. This was followed by the lighter, Gem, in 1854, the Ruby in 1855 and the Pearl in 1859. He expanded his fleet rapidly, and by 1914, owned 49 ships. In addition to running his own ships, Robertson also acted as an agent.
Robertson also held a number of public offices. From 1892 to 1917, he was a member, and one time chairman, of the Clyde Navigation Trust. In 1907, he was made an honorary burgess of the Royal Burgh of Renfrew and, in 1900, he was deacon of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow. He died in March 1919.
William Robertson Shipowners Ltd was formed in 1958 to take over the management of the William Robertson fleet of ships. In 1969, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of its associated company, Gem Line Ltd. In 1970, both Gem Line Ltd and William Robertson Shipowners Ltd were acquired by Powell Duffryn Ltd. Following this, in 1971, the whole of the business of William Robertson Shipowners Ltd was transferred to Gem Line Ltd. Gem Line Ltd was renamed William Robertson Shipowners Ltd whilst William Robertson Shipowners was renamed Gem Line Ltd. The new Gem Line Ltd remained in existence but was little more than a shell. It appears to have been wound up in 1975.
The Athletic Club at Jordanhill College of Education took part in regular competitions and had access to gymnasia, equipment, coaching staff and plenty of outside space in which to train.
The club attracted a large membership which took an active interest in the inter-club matches, American tournaments and above all, the college championships, organised each year. From 1951, all club members were permitted to encourage non-college friends to participate in the American tournaments or to play on club courts.
For many years, members of the club were drawn exclusively from the Scottish School of Physical Education. In 1959 the club was reconvened, after a brief closure, and in the same year won promotion from the Second to the First Division of the West District League. From 1961 onwards, with an increased membership of twenty-two, the club was able for the first time to field both First and Second Division teams. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the club played in both the Strathclyde Premier League Division One and the Scottish National League (Premier or Division Two), as well as participating in numerous external tournaments including the Dublin-Blackrock Inter-Nation Tournament, the Scottish Cup and the British Colleges Tournament. Match days were Wednesdays and Sundays, training sessions held twice weekly and matches played in the Scottish School of Physical Education Games Hall.
The Barony congregation of the Church of Scotland was in existence for several hundred years in Glasgow, in the neighbourhood of Glasgow Cathedral. When the old church building was deemed to be in a state of terminal disrepair, the congregation and their minister, the Reverend John Marshall Lang, raised funds for a new building. The new Barony Church, located on the opposite side of Cathedral Square, the site of the former Townhead Gas Works, was opened in 1889. In 1985, the final service was held in the church and the building was sold to the University of Strathclyde. After its restoration, for which the University was awarded international prizes, the building came into use as the University's Barony Hall, hosting graduations, examinations and functions. The Barony congregation dispersed in 1985.