Granite Supply Association, Ltd.
Foundation date: 1897
Dissolution date: 1995 (Circa)
Active: 1897 - 1995
Function: Stone merchants
Policy: The firm's function was to import and hold stocks of foreign and native granites, it was not involved in cutting stone.
History or description: The Granite Supply Association Ltd. was founded by seven granite merchants in Aberdeen. It was in business between 1897 and the mid-1990s when it was taken over by another company and has probably ceased trading. There were four managers in all that time. After a short-lived tenure of a few months, the Directors approached John Sutherland (who was a representative for J & A Davidson, coal merchants). He ran the business until after the Second World War. John Sutherland was succeeded by his son of the same name, and then by his son in turn. Alastair Sutherland was the last manager and ran the company until the take over in the 1990s. In about 1993 the Company was taken over by John Fyfe Ltd and moved to Westhill.
The Granite Supply Association was involved in importing rough Granite blocks from various countries including: Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Portugal, South Africa and Italy. Many lasting connections and friendships were made as a result of the business, especially in Norway, Sweden and South Africa.
Information supplied by Alastair Sutherland.
Locations
Ran a business at 105 Urquhart Road Aberdeen Scotland | View on map
1902 - 1993
The business was sited opposite the City Hospital in Aberdeen. Based on information submitted by Alastair Sutherland, the yard stretched from Park Road down to the tenement at the bottom of the road. The original office was on the corner of Park Road and Urquhart Road. A new office was built in 1926 about half way down the site.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Stone Carvers The Post-Office Directory for Aberdeen, 1920-1921
p. 577
Listed under Granite Merchants and Stonecutters
Sources
The Post-Office Directory for Aberdeen, 1920-1921
May 1920
p. 577
Listed under Granite Merchants and Stonecutters
Citing this record
'Granite Supply Association, Ltd.', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib6_1249899819, accessed 27 Sep 2023]
