Crompton Parkinson Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Crompton, Colonel R E B
- Crompton, R E, & Co
- Dennis, T H P, & Co
- Parkinson, F & A, Ltd
- British Electric Transformer Co Ltd
- Derby Cables Ltd
- Young Accumulator Co Ltd
- Cooke & Ferguson Ltd
- Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chelmsford, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Construction
Building services installation inc electricity, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, etc
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical & non electrical appliances inc sewing machines, etc, production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical & non electrical lighting & heating equipment production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
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Transport equipment production
Road tram, trolley bus & components production & repair, exc horse trams
Notes:
Established 1881 when Colonel R E B Crompton formed R E Crompton & Co, electric light engineers and contractors, which acquired T H P Dennis & Co in which he had been a partner since c1875. Early on manufactured and installed arch lighting systems, dynamos, electric motors, electrical appliances and electric trams. 1927 amalgamated with F & A Parkinson Ltd of Yorkshire, manufacturers of electric motors, to form Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Associated with British Electric Transformer Co Ltd of Hayes and Derby Cables Ltd from early 1930s. Acquired Young Accumulator Co Ltd in 1941 and Cooke & Ferguson Ltd, makers of switchgear, in 1947. 1968 acquired by Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd
Publications:
- Colonel R E B Crompton and the Evolution of the Electrical Industry by Johnson, J H, & W L Randell
- Foundation of the Electrical Industry. The jubilee of the foundation of Crompton's by Unknown
- Foundations of the Electrical Industry by Unknown
- 'Messrs R E Crompton & Co, Chelmsford' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- Pattern of Progress. Crompton Parkinson Ltd by Unknown
- R E B Crompton. Pioneer Electrical Engineer by Bowers, Brian
- 'R E Crompton, pioneer electrical engineer' in R L T Rolt, Great Engineers by Rolt, L T C
- Reminiscences by Crompton, Rookes E B
- Souvenir of the Open Day at the Chelmsford Works ... 1951 by Unknown
- The Crompton Romance by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Crompton, Colonel R E B
- Crompton, R E, & Co
- Dennis, T H P, & Co
- Parkinson, F & A, Ltd
- British Electric Transformer Co Ltd
- Derby Cables Ltd
- Young Accumulator Co Ltd
- Cooke & Ferguson Ltd
- Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chelmsford, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Construction Building services installation inc electricity, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, etc
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical & non electrical appliances inc sewing machines, etc, production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical & non electrical lighting & heating equipment production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electrical generators, motors, transformers, etc, production
- Transport equipment production Road tram, trolley bus & components production & repair, exc horse trams
Notes:
Established 1881 when Colonel R E B Crompton formed R E Crompton & Co, electric light engineers and contractors, which acquired T H P Dennis & Co in which he had been a partner since c1875. Early on manufactured and installed arch lighting systems, dynamos, electric motors, electrical appliances and electric trams. 1927 amalgamated with F & A Parkinson Ltd of Yorkshire, manufacturers of electric motors, to form Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Associated with British Electric Transformer Co Ltd of Hayes and Derby Cables Ltd from early 1930s. Acquired Young Accumulator Co Ltd in 1941 and Cooke & Ferguson Ltd, makers of switchgear, in 1947. 1968 acquired by Hawker Siddeley Group LtdPublications:
- Colonel R E B Crompton and the Evolution of the Electrical Industry by Johnson, J H, & W L Randell
- Foundation of the Electrical Industry. The jubilee of the foundation of Crompton's by Unknown
- Foundations of the Electrical Industry by Unknown
- 'Messrs R E Crompton & Co, Chelmsford' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- Pattern of Progress. Crompton Parkinson Ltd by Unknown
- R E B Crompton. Pioneer Electrical Engineer by Bowers, Brian
- 'R E Crompton, pioneer electrical engineer' in R L T Rolt, Great Engineers by Rolt, L T C
- Reminiscences by Crompton, Rookes E B
- Souvenir of the Open Day at the Chelmsford Works ... 1951 by Unknown
- The Crompton Romance by Unknown