C. A. Parsons and Company
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C. A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on Tyneside. The company became Reyrolle Parsons in 1968, merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries in 1977, and became part of Rolls-Royce in 1989. Today the company is part of Siemens Energy.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1889 (1889) |
Founder | Charles Algernon Parsons |
Defunct | 1997 (1997) |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Siemens Energy |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
Products | Power generation equipment |
Number of employees | 7000 (1960s) |
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