Simon Carves Engineering Ltd. is an engineering company headquartered in

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, England. It was founded in 1878 by Henry Simon and is a subsidiary of

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History

Simon Carves was founded in 1878 by Henry Simon after he visited the Bessèges works at Terrenoire and saw the potential for the coke oven business in development by François Carvès. He secured the

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to this innovative technology and in due course established the company.Our History
Simon Carves In 1890, Henry Simon left a note to his sons, who were to inherit control of the company, urging them to acquire a sound technical education and to keep in close touch with scientific development throughout the world. His desire for them to be in a continuous search for engineering specialities and patents which would be used to improve the efficiency of large scale industrial processes in Britain and elsewhere, has eked into the company mentality and remains a leading factor in Simon Carves Engineering's approach to business today. In 2006, the business was purchased by

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. In 2016, it was sold to ECI Group, a subsidiary of

Overview

The Simon Carves brand has become synonymous with numerous technologies, including nuclear power, gasification, fertiliser, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, having delivered over 4,000 projects across six continents in 60 countries. They are recognised as the world's leading specialist engineering contractor for

low-density polyethylene Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pressure process via free radical polymerization. Its ...

(LDPE) and

ethylene-vinyl acetate Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), also known as poly (ethylene-vinyl acetate) (PEVA), is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The weight percent of vinyl acetate usually varies from 10 to 40%, with the remainder being ethylene. There are th ...

(EVA); responsible for the design of 25% of the current global operating capacity. To date they have designed and supplied for more than 65 plants for polymer manufacturing, including 80 streams in 40 plants for LDPE and EVA.

References

External links

Simon Engineering Group Archives 1860s–1970s ''Grace's Guide'' on Henry Simon, Henry Simon Ltd, Simon-Carves Ltd, Simon Engineering Ltd
{{Authority control Companies based in Manchester Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1878 Engineering companies of the United Kingdom Mitsui Nuclear technology companies of the United Kingdom 1878 establishments in England