Dawson's became part of the Hull based Fenner group in the late 1970s.
Aerospace Manufacturing Facility (AMF) na Firth Road je januarja 2009 odsvojil ITP Engines UK od Alstom Aerospace Ltd.Drugi največji Lincolnov zasebni delodajalec je James Dawson & Son, proizvajalec trakov in cevi, ustanovljen poznem 19. stoletju, ki se nahaja na Tritton Road zraven Univerze Lincoln.