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 (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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