James Aitken & Co (Falkirk) Ltd
James Aitken & Co (Falkirk) Ltd, 17 Lint Riggs, Falkirk (formerly Stirlingshire)
Founded by James Aitken in 1740. Registered June 1900.
In 1936, they acquired T. Y. Paterson & Co. Ltd of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Acquired by United Caledonian Breweries Ltd (see Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd) in September 1960.
Brewing ceased in 1966, and the site is now occupied by a supermarket.
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
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