Dundee has seen a number of factories and industrial sites at the heart of our community come and go through the decades.
Many generations worked there through the years.
The DC Thomson archives team has dug out a selection of factories and faces in these pictures of Dundee industry to provide another memory-jogging tour.
Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy having another browse back through the decades courtesy of The Dundonian, which appears in the Evening Telegraph every Wednesday.
Some of these photographs have not been seen for years.
Do you know a friend or family member who worked there back in the day?
You might find them in some of the images in our gallery.
1960
Wilson & Sons were seed crushers and cake and oil manufacturers.
Our first picture shows four staff members in overalls working up a sweat at the Caledonian Oil Mills in Blackscroft in November 1960.
1968
It had humble beginnings in the City of Discovery — but went on to become the biggest company of its kind in Europe, producing 100 million greeting cards every year.
Best known for popularising the picture postcard in the early 20th Century, Valentines capitalised on developments in photography, printing and tourism to create a vibrant industry in the city.
1977
Two staff members stand next to shelves stacked with hardware goods in 1977.
Established in Dundee in the 1930s, White, Milne and Co in Baird Avenue is widely recognised as Tayside’s leading tool and ironmongery suppliers.
1978
Fancy a drink?
A customer checks out some of the well-stocked shelves at the Watson and Philip Trademarket cash and carry centre in Larch Street in September 1978.
1980
Blue jeans became a must-have fashion item in the 1970s and 1980s.
Wildcat Jeans made their own denim products at the Carolina Port factory, which were sold at their shops in the Overgate and the Murraygate — for men, women and children.
1983
Veeder-Root made petrol pump components for garages throughout Europe, from the Dundee factory, as well as, some time later, vehicle tachographs.
The company first established itself in Dundee in 1948 and over the years it evolved in line with changing market trends.
1984
Dundee-based Watson and Philip staff members Bob White and Hal Petrie checking stock at the Trademarket cash and carry in Larch Street in October 1984.
The wholesale food and drink operator was formed in 1873 and within a few years the business had expanded and warehouses were opened in Glasgow and Aberdeen.
1984
Valentines production diversified into greetings cards and was sold to Hallmark Cards in 1980, with the Dundee factory closing its doors in 1994.
The Valentine Collection, which includes over 120,000 images, is now held in the Special Collections Division at St Andrews University library.
1989
Dundee Lord Provost Tom Mitchell was cutting the ribbon in April 1989 to officially open the new premises of E.F.K. (Aluminium) at West Pitkerro Industrial Estate.
The company traded under the name of Windowcraft.
1991
Veeder-Root became TVI Europe as a result of a management buy-out in 1993.
It was acquired in 1999 by Stoneridge, a major US designer and manufacturer of automotive instrumentation and integrated vehicle electrical and electronic systems.
1995
Woodhead RSR staff outside the company’s refurbished premises in Brook Street.
One of the largest commercial vehicle parts suppliers in the UK, Woodhead RSR had just taken over the well-established Autotruck business at Balunie Drive.
1999
The recently extended showroom at White, Milne & Co in Baird Avenue.
The annual Tool Show was very much established as a fixture on the calendar every April, when tradesmen and DIY enthusiasts alike would make a bee-line for bargains.
Some of the deals even included free tickets to see Tina Turner in concert!
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