Don’t confuse us with Apple Macintosh – it has nothing to do with our name …… The origins go back to the 1820’s and the invention by Charles Macintosh of the waterproof fabric subsequently used for manufacturing raincoats and colloquially referred to as the mackintosh after its inventor. We feel that this name is apt for us as we are really in the business of providing raincoats to structures making it free of leaks …… therefore Mackintosh Corporation. Read more about Charles Mackintosh
- Mackintosh provides Raincoats for Buildings
Specialty waterproofing contractor, Mackintosh, provides raincoats for buildings and structures. Throughout the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, a raincoat is called a mackintosh. Called as such after Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh who invented the waterproof fabric during the 1820s. In providing raincoats for buildings, Mackintosh offers the complete range of waterproofing and ancillary services ...Read more... - Charles Macintosh
The name Mackintosh Corporation is inspired by the mackintosh, a raincoat. In the United Kingdom and many of its former colonies, a raincoat is called a mackintosh after its inventor, Charles Macintosh. This more than a century before the Apple Macintosh was dreamed up. Below is a synopsis of the life of Charles Mackintosh. Charles Macintosh FRS (29 ...Read more...
