The Company

GOW's history, people, yards, competitors, and culture. Four hundred years of institutional stubbornness, reconstructed from the famously inconsistent archives.

• A History of Grimsby Orbital Works

  Four hundred years of starship engineering, questionable tea, and the persistent refusal to go quietly into administration.

• Culture & Traditions

  The overalls, the tea, the seagull, and why four seals are better than three. A guide to what makes GOW, GOW.

• Notable People

  Founders, engineers, union leaders, and one catering supervisor who welded a complaint to a shuttle. The people who made GOW.

• The Union

  The Amalgamated Union of Orbital and Interstellar Engineering Workers, Fabricators, and Associated Trades. So, that's that then.

• Competitors

  In which we acknowledge that other companies exist, however regrettable that may be.

• Timeline

  Four hundred years of key dates, from a fish warehouse to twelve orbital yards. The definitive chronology — or as definitive as GOW's archives allow.