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John Busby graduated from the University of Nottingham. After National Service, he joined ICI, working in Manchester, Teesside and Ardeer. He was director of the Centre for Industrial Innovation at the University of Strathclyde from its inception in 1969 to his retirement in 1972.

Burns & Laird Lines Ltd, a subsidiary of Coast Lines, was formed in 1922 from the amalgamation of Laird Line and G & J Burns, two long established Glasgow companies which had pioneered steam services between Scotland and Ireland. The new company offered freight and passenger services between Scotland and Ireland. The company ceased to exist in the 1970s.

American architect and urban planner whose impact on the American city was substantial. He was instrumental in the development of the skyscraper and was noted for his highly successful management of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and his ideas about urban planning. Burnham had a keen interest in parks and city planning. His major work was the 1909 'Plan of Chicago', coauthored with Edward H. Bennett,.

James Burnett was an evening student at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, 1909-1916. He studied structural engineering.