Donkin, Bryan, Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Fourdrinier brothers
- Clench & Co
- Donkin, Bryan, & Clench
- Donkin, Bryan, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bermondsey, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
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Food & tobacco processing
Food canning & bottling
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Mechanical engineering
Food processing machinery production
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Mechanical engineering
Paper production & paper packaging machinery production
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Mechanical engineering
Printing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to Bryan Donkin, 1768-1855, a mechanical engineer who provided advisory services but who was also involved in development and manufacture of machinery at his factory at Bermondsey, London, which he occupied from 1803 and leased from 1807. Early on perfected the papermaking machines of the Fourdrinier brothers and manufactured them at Bermondsey. Also involved in other products as inventor and manufacturer such as food canning machinery (becoming involved in food canning and its distribution), printing machinery, counting machines, tachometers for machinery, steel nib pens, etc. Succeeded in business by his sons from 1840s and subsequently with noted success by his grandson, also Bryan, 1835-1902. Incorporated 1889 as Bryan Donkin & Co Ltd. 1900 amalgamated with Clench & Co of Chesterfield to become Bryan Donkin & Clench and relocated there from Bermondsey. Papermaking machinery business declined after 1870s and in 20th century gradually focused on making valve regulators and compression plant. Subsequently known as Bryan Donkin Ltd. Mid 1990s offered for sale and disposed of by product area.
Publications:
- Brief Account of Bryan Donkin FRS and of the Company He Founded 150 Years Ago, 1803-1953 by Cross, Edward R (ed)
- 'Bryan Donkin FRS' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- Bryan Donkin, FRS, MICE, 1768-1855 by Donkin, S B
- Bryan Donkin. The very civil engineer, 1768-1855 by Greenland, Maureen, & Russ Day
- History of Bryan Donkin & Co. Some notes on the history of an engineering firm, 1803-1903 by Donkin, Harry J
- History of Bryan Donkin Co Ltd by Baston, Christopher
- The Papermaking Machine. Its invention, evolution and development by Clapperton, R H
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Fourdrinier brothers
- Clench & Co
- Donkin, Bryan, & Clench
- Donkin, Bryan, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bermondsey, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
- Food & tobacco processing Food canning & bottling
- Mechanical engineering Food processing machinery production
- Mechanical engineering Paper production & paper packaging machinery production
- Mechanical engineering Printing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to Bryan Donkin, 1768-1855, a mechanical engineer who provided advisory services but who was also involved in development and manufacture of machinery at his factory at Bermondsey, London, which he occupied from 1803 and leased from 1807. Early on perfected the papermaking machines of the Fourdrinier brothers and manufactured them at Bermondsey. Also involved in other products as inventor and manufacturer such as food canning machinery (becoming involved in food canning and its distribution), printing machinery, counting machines, tachometers for machinery, steel nib pens, etc. Succeeded in business by his sons from 1840s and subsequently with noted success by his grandson, also Bryan, 1835-1902. Incorporated 1889 as Bryan Donkin & Co Ltd. 1900 amalgamated with Clench & Co of Chesterfield to become Bryan Donkin & Clench and relocated there from Bermondsey. Papermaking machinery business declined after 1870s and in 20th century gradually focused on making valve regulators and compression plant. Subsequently known as Bryan Donkin Ltd. Mid 1990s offered for sale and disposed of by product area.Publications:
- Brief Account of Bryan Donkin FRS and of the Company He Founded 150 Years Ago, 1803-1953 by Cross, Edward R (ed)
- 'Bryan Donkin FRS' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- Bryan Donkin, FRS, MICE, 1768-1855 by Donkin, S B
- Bryan Donkin. The very civil engineer, 1768-1855 by Greenland, Maureen, & Russ Day
- History of Bryan Donkin & Co. Some notes on the history of an engineering firm, 1803-1903 by Donkin, Harry J
- History of Bryan Donkin Co Ltd by Baston, Christopher
- The Papermaking Machine. Its invention, evolution and development by Clapperton, R H