Northern Engineering Industries plc (NEI) was a British engineering firm, which for over 10 years was one of the largest employers on
Tyneside
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. Its headquarters were based at the
Regent Centre
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at
Gosforth
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in
Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
History
The company was established by way of a merger between
Clarke Chapman
Clarke Chapman is a British engineering firm based in Gateshead, which was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded in 1864 in Gateshead by William Clarke (1831–1890). In 1865 Clarke took in a partne ...
and
Reyrolle Parsons
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in 1977.
It manufactured cranes (
Clarke Chapman
Clarke Chapman is a British engineering firm based in Gateshead, which was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded in 1864 in Gateshead by William Clarke (1831–1890). In 1865 Clarke took in a partne ...
), transformers (
Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd.), switchgear (
A. Reyrolle & Company), boilers (Power Engineering Ltd), control systems (Control and Instrumentation Ltd.), and turbines (
C.A. Parsons and Company).
In 1981 the company acquired
Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE), a leading manufacturer of
engine
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s. APE was itself the result of a merger in 1968 of W.H. Allen (founded in 1880 and based in
Bedford
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),
Belliss and Morcom
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of
Birmingham
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, and
Crossley Engines (founded in 1867 and based in
Manchester
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).
Northern Engineering Industries was led through much of its existence by
Sir Duncan McDonald, first as Group Managing Director (1977 to 1980) and then as Chairman (1980 to 1986) and by
Sir Terence Harrison first as Chief Executive (1983 to 1986) and then as Chairman (1986 to 1989).
The company was acquired by
Rolls-Royce plc
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in 1989
later becoming known as the Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group.
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File:Directory of Personnel.jpg, Directory of Personnel showing front cover
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See also
*
Clarke Chapman
Clarke Chapman is a British engineering firm based in Gateshead, which was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded in 1864 in Gateshead by William Clarke (1831–1890). In 1865 Clarke took in a partne ...
*
A. Reyrolle & Company
*
C. A. Parsons and Company
References
Manufacturing companies established in 1977
Engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Electrical engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Former defence companies of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Newcastle upon Tyne
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1989
Rolls-Royce
Technology companies established in 1977
Technology companies disestablished in 1989
1989 mergers and acquisitions
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