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The Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and production of a new short-range and short-barrelled naval cannon, the carronade. The company was one of the largest iron works in Europe through the 19th century. After 223 years, the company became insolvent in 1982 and was later acquired by the Franke Corporation, being rebranded Carron Phoenix.

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  • The Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and production of a new short-range and short-barrelled naval cannon, the carronade. The company was one of the largest iron works in Europe through the 19th century. After 223 years, the company became insolvent in 1982 and was later acquired by the Franke Corporation, being rebranded Carron Phoenix. (en)
  • La Carron Iron Froundig and Shipping Company of Falkirk, Scotland fue una empresa metalúrgica fundada en 1759, a orillas del río Carron, cerca de Falkirk, en el condado escocés de (Reino Unido). Después de superar diversos problemas iniciales, la compañía estuvo a la cabeza de la Revolución industrial. Llegó a su cenit gracias a una nueva pieza de artillería, la carronada. Fue una de las compañías más longevas de la historia. En 1982 se declaró insolvente, siendo absorbida por . Llevaba activa 223 años. * Datos: Q2940338 * Multimedia: Carron Company / Q2940338 (es)
  • La Carron Company est une petite usine sidérurgique fondée en 1759 sur les bords de la Carron, dans le Stirlingshire, au sud de l’Écosse près de Falkirk, où avait eu lieu une quinzaine d'années plus tôt une bataille contre les Jacobites. Grâce à elle, pour la première fois depuis, le charbon de bois permettant de couler la fonte est remplacé par du coke, extrait des mines, dans une perspective de grande échelle. Pilier de la révolution industrielle, elle deviendra une des premières sociétés sidérurgistes du XIXe siècle. (fr)
  • 56°01′22″ пн. ш. 3°47′53″ зх. д. / 56.0228389° пн. ш. 3.7982694° зх. д. Карронський металургійний завод, також завод Каррон — металургійний завод у Шотландії, біля міста Фолкерк, на березі річки Каррон. (uk)
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  • went into receivership in 1982 (en)
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  • The Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and production of a new short-range and short-barrelled naval cannon, the carronade. The company was one of the largest iron works in Europe through the 19th century. After 223 years, the company became insolvent in 1982 and was later acquired by the Franke Corporation, being rebranded Carron Phoenix. (en)
  • La Carron Iron Froundig and Shipping Company of Falkirk, Scotland fue una empresa metalúrgica fundada en 1759, a orillas del río Carron, cerca de Falkirk, en el condado escocés de (Reino Unido). Después de superar diversos problemas iniciales, la compañía estuvo a la cabeza de la Revolución industrial. Llegó a su cenit gracias a una nueva pieza de artillería, la carronada. Fue una de las compañías más longevas de la historia. En 1982 se declaró insolvente, siendo absorbida por . Llevaba activa 223 años. * Datos: Q2940338 * Multimedia: Carron Company / Q2940338 (es)
  • La Carron Company est une petite usine sidérurgique fondée en 1759 sur les bords de la Carron, dans le Stirlingshire, au sud de l’Écosse près de Falkirk, où avait eu lieu une quinzaine d'années plus tôt une bataille contre les Jacobites. Grâce à elle, pour la première fois depuis, le charbon de bois permettant de couler la fonte est remplacé par du coke, extrait des mines, dans une perspective de grande échelle. Pilier de la révolution industrielle, elle deviendra une des premières sociétés sidérurgistes du XIXe siècle. (fr)
  • 56°01′22″ пн. ш. 3°47′53″ зх. д. / 56.0228389° пн. ш. 3.7982694° зх. д. Карронський металургійний завод, також завод Каррон — металургійний завод у Шотландії, біля міста Фолкерк, на березі річки Каррон. (uk)
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