Utilities and Industrial History

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John F. Wilson (Northumbria University, UK) Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK)

Utilities and Industrial History

John F. Wilson (Northumbria University, UK), Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK), Ian G. Jones (Northumbria University)

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Routledge
29 September 2025

Society & culture: general; Economic history; Energy industries & utilities

Series: Routledge Focus on Industrial History

This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis on the industrial history of delivering utilities.

With contributions on the strengths and weaknesses of the creation of electricity networks, the organisation and performance of Britain’s nationalised gas industry, and the environmental impact of delivering water and removing waste water, this volume provides an array of fascinating insights into industrial history.

Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case-studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences.

Edited by: John F. Wilson (Northumbria University UK), Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK), Ian G. Jones (Northumbria University)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9781032363516
ISBN 10: 1032363517
Series: Routledge Focus on Industrial History
Pages: 102
Publication Date: 29 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. The role of the consulting engineer in the electrification of the South Wales coal industry up to about 1926 3. The British gas industry, 1949 to 1970: A regional comparison 4. Industrialisation, pollution and estuarine rescue

John F. Wilson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) at Northumbria University, Newcastle. He has published widely in the fields of business, management, and industrial history, including ten monographs, six edited collections, and over seventy articles and chapters. Steven Toms is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Leeds. He is a former editor of Business History. His research interests are focused on accounting and financial history and the history of the textile industry. Ian G. Jones is a Senior Research Assistant at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, winner of the 2022 Coleman Prize for best PhD thesis in business history, and won the John F. Mee Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management in 2018 for his contribution to the Management History Division.