John Inglis and Company
John Inglis and Company was a Canadian manufacturing firm which made weapons for the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth military forces during the World War II era, then later became a major appliance manufacturer. Whirlpool Corporation acquired control of Inglis in 1987 and changed the company's name to Whirlpool Canada in 2001. Today the Inglis name survives as a brand under Whirlpool.
Industry
27 July 1859 (as Mair, Inglis and Evatt)
1937 (as John Inglis and Company)
Acquired by Whirlpool in 1987,
then changed its name in 2001. Today name retained as a brand of appliances sold in Canada.
Whirlpool Canada