Editing Economy of Gibraltar (section)

==Present and historical manufacturing in Gibraltar==

=== Pre-1900 History ===

* [[1704]] - The [[Gibdock|HM Dockyard in Gibraltar]] is established after the [[Capture of Gibraltar]]. The initial facilities include a [[Wharf|quay]], careening wharf, and multiple workshops.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fa |first1=Darren |title=The fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945 |last2=Finlayson |first2=Clive |date=2006 |publisher=Osprey Pub |isbn=978-1-84603-016-1 |series=Fortress |location=Oxford, UK ; New York, NY}}</ref> 
* [[1720]] - [[South Mole, Gibraltar Harbour|South Mole]] is built during the 1720s. It is a small dockyard with a careening wharf, mast house, and multiple workshops as well.
* [[1810]] - [[Marcus Bland|Marcus Henry Bland]] arrives in Gibraltar and founds [[Bland Group]] as a shipping agency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline {{!}} Bland Family History {{!}} The Bland Group |url=https://www.blandgroup.com/company/history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207121651/https://www.blandgroup.com/company/history |archive-date=7 February 2023 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.blandgroup.com |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[1840]] - Coaling facilities are introduced to Gibraltar.
* [[1891]] - The Gaggero family take over operations of the Bland Group, as Joseph Gaggero buys the company.<ref>Gaggero, Joe. (2005) ''Running with the Baton: A Gibraltar Family History''. Gibraltar: Joe Gaggero. p. 16. {{ISBN|0958301700}}</ref>
* [[1895]] - Captain Augustus Phillimore's plan for a new naval dockyard is approved by Parliament.

=== 20th Century History ===

* [[1902]] - An air lock diving-bell plant and barge are imported to install heavy moorings in Gibraltar’s rocky seabed.<ref>"Entrance to a Diving-Bell". ''Illustrated London News'': 1 (Cover). 25 March 1906.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1917 |title=The Times History of the War. Vol. X |url=https://archive.org/stream/timeshistoryofwa10lond/timeshistoryofwa10lond#page/60/mode/1up |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.org/stream/timeshistoryofwa10lond/timeshistoryofwa10lond#page/60/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>Davis, RH (1909). Diving Scientifically and Practically Considered. Being a Diving Manual and Handbook of Submarine Appliances (6th ed.). Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey: Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd. p. 693.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-07-26 |title=Getting Down to the Job |url=http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/Getting_Down_to_the_Job.htm |access-date=2025-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040726095307/http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/Getting_Down_to_the_Job.htm |archive-date=26 July 2004 }}</ref>
* [[1914]] - Two Bland Group ships are attacked by [[U-boat|German submarines]].
* [[1931]] - [[GB Airways|Gibraltar Airways]] is launched.
* [[1969]] - The [[Gibraltar–Spain border|Spanish-Gibraltar border]] closes, and the Bland Group shifts its focus to tourism.
* [[1972]] - Gibraltar Industries is founded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibraltar Industries, Inc. |url=https://www.key.com/businesses-institutions/our-transactions/deals.gibraltar-industries-inc.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com}}</ref>
* [[1984]] - The HM Dockyard is sold to [[A&P Group]], later passed to the [[Government of Gibraltar]] as Gibraltar Ship Repair.<ref>{{Citation |title=Speer, Rear-Adm. F. Shirley Litchfield-, (24 March 1874–31 May 1922), RN; Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard since 1919 |date=2007-12-01 |work=Who Was Who |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u203183 |access-date=2025-02-26 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u203183 }}</ref>
* [[1990]] - The HM Dockyard is taken over by Norway’s [[Kværner]], then closed in 1996 for 18 months.

=== Modern Day (21st Century) ===

* [[2005]] - Gibraltar Corporation is founded. It is a manufacturer of springs, wire forms, and metal stampings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Forming Manufacturing Machinery |url=https://gibraltar8.com/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Gibraltar Corporation |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[2020]] - Bassadone Automotive Group supplyies ambulances and other project vehicles converted locally from [[SUV]] vehicles to the United Nations and other agencies, employing some 320 staff across its range of activities.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 July 2020 |title=Government of Gibraltar Announces Important Deal with Major Local Company |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/government-of-gibraltar-announces-important-deal-with-major-local-company-4982020-6070 |access-date=29 December 2020 |website=gibraltar.gov.gi}}</ref>
* [[2022 in Gibraltar|2022]] - The HM Dockyard is acquired by UK-based Balaena Ltd, reviving the military ship repair operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801 |url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=17879 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227041206/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=17879 |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.chronicle.gi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2022 - [[KeyBank|KeyBanc Capital Markets]] closes a syndication of a US$400M [[Revolving credit|Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility]] for Gibraltar Industries, Inc.