Charles Cameron

CHARLES CAMERON, Registered Plumber and Gasfitter, 219, Cambridge Street, Glasgow.

    A noteworthy and distinctive Glasgow business — in the special branches of professional work to which it is devoted — is that of Mr. Charles Cameron, Registered Plumber and Gasfitter, of Cambridge Street, whose name has become largely identified in this City and its suburbs, with many of the improvements in sanitation that have characterised the progress of the plumbing trade during the past twenty-five years. This period almost exactly represents the length of time that has elapsed since Mr. Cameron commenced business in Hope Street, in which,, until about ten years ago, its operations were carried on.

    The present premises not only possess the advantage of being located in a busy thoroughfare, but are also particularly well-adapted for the character of the industry represented. The office and showroom are towards the front, while in the basement and also at the rear there are numerous practical facilities for the proper and satisfactory fulfilment of every class of work with which the firm is entrusted. The operations of an efficient and thoroughly qualified staff are carefully superintended by the principal in person, Mr. Cameron being himself a thoroughly practical plumber, whose knowledge of the trade is ensured by many years of experience and study in every phase of plumbing work. In every branch of gas, hot water, hydraulic, and general sanitary engineering, Mr. Cameron brings to bear the results of intelligent and continuous study. He devotes especial attention to the sanitary equipments of houses, works, and public buildings ; and also of all domestic or industrial houses where sanitary completeness is absolutely essential.

    A suitable example of the proprietor’s recognition in this class of work is presented by the contracts at present on hand for the fitting-up of the plumbing and water works of a large mansion, shooting lodge, and various offices on the Strathaird Estate, Skye, for Sir William Mackinnon, Bart., and also of the sanitary appointments in the large factory of Messrs. Gray, Dunn & Co., of biscuit manufacturing fame. Similar work is being executed for McDonald’s School in Rutherglen, and these facts will serve to convey some idea of the nature of a business that is supported and patronized by connections of the first class.

    It may be mentioned that Mr. Cameron is frequently consulted on matters relating to sanitation and ventilation, and the use of working drawings of house and drainage ventilation systems, enables parties to form a precise judgment on these subjects. The application of the smoke test is also resorted to when necessary, and the proprietor is at all times in a position to impart to customers a very clear exposition of the various subjects submitted to him in relation to his trade.

    The important part which such a business fulfils in the daily activity and routine of the City requires no endorsement within the limits of this brief sketch. It need only be added that it has advanced in public notice consistently with the energy of its esteemed principal, and represents a concern which, though some degrees less in magnitude than many of Glasgow’s undertakings, is nevertheless an important and indispensable support of the representative industry in which Mr. Cameron has acquired such well-merited prominence and repute.

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