Dorman Diesels Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Dorman, William H
- Dorman, W H, & Co Ltd
- English Electric Ltd
- GEC Ltd
- Perkins Engines Co Ltd
- Perkins Engines (Stafford) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Stafford, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Mechanical engineering
Footwear making machinery production
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1869 when established by William H Dorman. It then manufactured footwear making machinery. By 1903 petrol and paraffin car engines were manufactured followed by diesel engines in 1929. Sometime traded as W H Dorman & Co Ltd. c1961 acquired by English Electric Ltd and subsequently known as Dorman Diesels Ltd. Subsequently acquired by GEC Ltd. 1994 acquired by Perkins Engines Co Ltd when known as Perkins Engines (Stafford) Ltd. Continues in 2008 especially as builders of marine engines for small craft
Publications:
- Bagnalls of Stafford. Builders of locomotives for the world's railways by Baker, Allan C, & T D Allen Civil
- Dorman's Centenary by Unknown
- Memorial Record of the Honour and Immortal Memory of Our Comrades Who Have Given their Lives by Unknown
- Perkins Engines to 2,500 bhp by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dorman, William H
- Dorman, W H, & Co Ltd
- English Electric Ltd
- GEC Ltd
- Perkins Engines Co Ltd
- Perkins Engines (Stafford) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Stafford, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Mechanical engineering Footwear making machinery production
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1869 when established by William H Dorman. It then manufactured footwear making machinery. By 1903 petrol and paraffin car engines were manufactured followed by diesel engines in 1929. Sometime traded as W H Dorman & Co Ltd. c1961 acquired by English Electric Ltd and subsequently known as Dorman Diesels Ltd. Subsequently acquired by GEC Ltd. 1994 acquired by Perkins Engines Co Ltd when known as Perkins Engines (Stafford) Ltd. Continues in 2008 especially as builders of marine engines for small craftPublications:
- Bagnalls of Stafford. Builders of locomotives for the world's railways by Baker, Allan C, & T D Allen Civil
- Dorman's Centenary by Unknown
- Memorial Record of the Honour and Immortal Memory of Our Comrades Who Have Given their Lives by Unknown
- Perkins Engines to 2,500 bhp by Unknown