William Bain & Co (Rhodesia) Ltd was located on the corner of Second Street and Forbes Ave, Salisbury. It was an extension of William Bain & Co. Ltd of Lochrin Iron Works – a Scottish company.
The business began trading in Southern Rhodesia in 1922 as a fencing and machinery merchant, including dairy apparatus. They were also the agents for the International Harvester Export Company Inc and were the principal supplier of haymakers to Rhodesia.
By 1937 there were additional branches at Bulawayo and Umtali.
References
- Ports and Cities of the World (1927) – Felter Walter
- Wisconsin Historical Society