In 1892 Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. located in Kilmarnock, Scotland took on limited liability as Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Ltd. In 1930, the company took over the business of John Cochrane (Barrhead) Ltd, engine makers, and in 1963 it acquired the goodwill of the North British Locomotive Co Ltd, Glasgow. In 1972 it was acquired by the Hunslet Group of companies, engineers of Leeds, England, and its name was changed in 1989 to Hunslet-Barclay Ltd.