Reyrolle Parsons
Reyrolle Parsons was an engineering company, which during the 1970s, was the largest private employer on Tyneside.[1] It was based in Newcastle upon Tyne.[2]
History
[edit]The company was formed by the merger of A. Reyrolle & Company and C. A. Parsons and Company in 1968.[3] The first chairman was Edward Judge, who also served as President of the British Electrical Allied Manufacturers Association between 1960 and 1971.[4][5] Following the appointment of James Woodeson as chairman in 1974,[6] Reyrolle Parsons merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries plc in 1977.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Focus on the famous Parsons factory in Heaton". Evening Chronicle. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "No. 46580". The London Gazette. 22 May 1975. p. 6625.
- ^ a b "Cranes in NZR Service". Nzrcranes.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Edward Thomas Judge" (PDF). Outside Echo. p. 559. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Turbine Venture Set by Rockwell and Britons". The New York Times. 2 June 1970. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ NEI names McDonald to succeed Woodeson as new chairman. Vol. 206. The Electrical Review. 1979. p. 5.