History
“One of the largest industrial complexes during the industrial revolution”
TENNANTS CONSOLIDATED LTD – GROUP PROFILE
• Charles Tennant, a weaver by trade and friend of the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns, patented the process of
using lime and chlorine gas to bleach linen in 1788.
• Charles Tennant and Co was first registered in Glasgow in 1797 and was one of the largest industrial complexes
during the industrial revolution, including the famous ‘Tennant Stalk’, a 450 ft high chimney which dominated the
Glasgow landscape.
• Tennants were involved in the formation of such companies as ICI, Rio Tinto Zinc and Ebano Oil Company (later to
become Esso!)
• The Tennant Group is currently active in United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, United States, Canada and China,
mainly the manufacture and distribution of chemicals.
CHARLES TENNANT & CO (NI) LTD
• Due to the importance of linen in Ireland, Charles
Tennant first opened an office in Belfast in 1805 and
Dublin in 1810 and have been trading continuously
ever since.
• Charles Tennant & Co (NI) Ltd and Tennants Tar Distillers
& Engineering Supplies Ltd were incorporated in 1948.
• Currently trading as four Divisions within Charles
Tennant & Co (NI) Ltd.
Bitumen Division
Building Division
- including Tennants Building Products Ltd in Dublin
Chemical Division
Fertiliser Division
• All Divisions are audited within our ISO 9001 and ISO
14001 Quality System and are committed to providing a
‘quality service’ to all our customers.
• All invoicing, Quality Policy, Health and Safety Policy,
personnel matters etc. are administered from our Head
Office at 9 Airport Road West, Belfast.
| Robert Peden | Managing Director rap@ctni.co.uk |
| Jean Johnston | Company Secretary jeanj@ctni.co.uk |
| Angela Burns | Financial Controller angelab@ctni.co.uk |
| Charles Tennant & Co (NI) Ltd 9 Airport Road West Belfast BT3 9ED T: 028 9045 5135 F: 028 9046 0077 E: info@ctni.co.uk |