Parker Steel is a steel merchant with its headquarters in Canterbury in the southern English county of Kent. It operates principally across southern England. Founded in 1904 by John Parker in Canterbury, Parker Steel began as an ironmonger (hardware) store in Canterbury City Centre at 11 The Parade. In 1923 John Parker was joined by his son, also called John, in the company, and it became John Parker and Son Ltd. A third generation of the Parker family, David Parker, joined the company in 1950, and remains chairman of the company today. His nephew, Guy Parker, has also joined Parker Steel, and is its managing director. In 2007 Parker Steel bought Yeowart Steel Stockholders, based in

Crawley Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...

in Sussex,'New Shoreham steelworks jobs move step closer' in ''The Argus'' (Brighton newspaper), 31 December 2007 The company also operates a tool hire business and a car sales dealership on behalf of Mitsubishi Motors, and sponsors local events including the annual

Canterbury Festival The Canterbury Festival is Kent's international festival of the arts. It takes place in Canterbury (England) and surrounding towns and villages (including Faversham, Whitstable and Margate) each October/November and includes performances of a vari ...

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Companies based in Canterbury Steel companies of the United Kingdom {{England-company-stub