Furness Withy was a major British transport business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry Withy (1852–1922) in 1891 in Hartlepool.[1] This was achieved by the amalgamation of the Furness Line of steamers with the business of Edward Withy and Co., iron and steel shipbuilders and repairers, of West Hartlepool, which was founded by Edward Withy (1844-1927), Henry Withy's brother.[2] An early acquisition in 1900 was a controlling interest in Richardsons Westgarth & Company, a marine engineering business.[2]
Furness, Withy started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships.