Reyrolle Parsons

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Reyrolle Parsons was an engineering company, which during the 1970s, was the largest private employer on Tyneside. [1] It was based in Newcastle upon Tyne. [2]

History

The company was formed by the merger of A. Reyrolle & Company and C. A. Parsons and Company in 1968. [3] The first chairman was Edward Judge, who also served as President of the British Electrical Allied Manufacturers Association between 1960 and 1971. [4] [5] Following the appointment of James Woodeson as chairman in 1974, [6] Reyrolle Parsons merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries plc in 1977. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Focus on the famous Parsons factory in Heaton". Evening Chronicle. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "No. 46580". The London Gazette . 22 May 1975. p. 6625.
  3. 1 2 "Cranes in NZR Service". Nzrcranes.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Edward Thomas Judge" (PDF). Outside Echo. p. 559. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Turbine Venture Set by Rockwell and Britons". The New York Times. 2 June 1970. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ↑ NEI names McDonald to succeed Woodeson as new chairman. Vol. 206. The Electrical Review. 1979. p. 5.
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