Markham & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Oliver, John
- Oliver, William
- Markham, Charles P
- Brown, John, & Co Ltd
- Trafalgar House Plc
- Kvaerner
- Davy Markham
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
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Mechanical engineering
Extraction machinery & other equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Metal processing machinery production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1850s when established by John and William Oliver. In difficulties by 1889 when acquired by Charles P Markham and incorporated as Markham & Co Ltd. Made mining equipment, especially winding gear and engines and diversified into tunnelling equipment, iron and steel production machinery, metal fabrication, etc. 1937 acquired by John Brown & Co Ltd which in 1980 was acquired by Trafalgar House Plc. Subsequently other owners including Kvaerner and sometime merged with Davy of Sheffield to form Davy Markham
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Other Business Names:
- Oliver, John
- Oliver, William
- Markham, Charles P
- Brown, John, & Co Ltd
- Trafalgar House Plc
- Kvaerner
- Davy Markham
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
- Mechanical engineering Extraction machinery & other equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc