Nicaise et Delcuve was a Belgian metal engineering company based in

La Louvière La Louvière (; wa, El Lovire) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Hou ...

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History

In 1855, in

, the company ''Parmentier, Nicaise et Cie.'' was formed, including various mechanical engineering factories from the '' région du Centre'' in the

province of Hainaut Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...

including the '' SA de Forges, usines et fonderies de Haine-Saint-Pierre'', a locomotive builder. In 1867, the partnership ''Nicaise et Delcuve'' was created with a capital of 2.5 million francs from ''Parmentier, Nicaise et Cie''. In 1908, the company was absorbed into ''

Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France Alstom Crespin, formerly Bombardier Transport France and ANF Industrie, is a French rolling stock manufacturer based at Crespin, in Hauts-de-France region, France. The company was acquired by Bombardier Transportation in 1989, then by Alstom in ...

'', both being part of the holding group organised under the name ''Trust Métallurgique Belge-Français'' forming ''Ateliers du Nord de la France et Nicaise et Delcuve''. In 1913, the 'Trust Métallurgique' reorganised its holdings, separating French and Belgian companies; the ''Nicase et Delcuve'' factories merged with the factories of ''"La Brugeoise"'', forming La Brugeoise et Nicaise et Delcuve.

References

La Brugeoise et Nivelles Defunct manufacturing companies of Belgium Rail vehicle manufacturers of Belgium Companies based in Hainaut (province) La Louvière {{Belgium-company-stub