C. A. Parsons and Company
- C. A. Parsons and Company
C.A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm, founded in 1889 by Charles Algernon Parsons to produce turbo-generators, his own invention. [cite web
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title=Chronology of Charles Parsons
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Nuclear power stations using Parsons turbo-generators include Bradwell, Calder Hall, Dungeness, Heysham 2 and Oldbury in England [ [http://www.industcards.com/nuclear-uk.htm Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - England] ] and Chapelcross and Hunterston in Scotland. [ [http://www.industcards.com/nuclear-uk-sc-wl.htm Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - Scotland] ]
The company merged with A. Reyrolle & Company to form Reyrolle Parsons in 1968.[ [http://www.nzrcranes.org/manufact.html NZR Cranes] ] In 1977 Reyrolle Parsons merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries plc,]The company survives today as part of the power generation division of the industrial conglomerate, Siemens, who acquired the business from Rolls Royce in 1997. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/aug/29/northerner.davidward Guardian] ] Siemens continues the design and manufacture of steam turbines at the 'Parsons Works' in Newcastle, but the Parsons name itself is no longer actively used as a trade name.
References
ee also
* Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company
* A. Reyrolle & Company
* Clarke Chapman
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