C. A. Parsons and Company
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C.A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm, founded in 1889 by Charles Algernon Parsons to produce turbo-generators, his own invention.[1]
Nuclear power stations using Parsons turbo-generators include Bradwell, Calder Hall, Dungeness, Heysham 2 and Oldbury in England[2] and Chapelcross and Hunterston in Scotland.[3]
The company merged with A. Reyrolle & Company to form Reyrolle Parsons in 1968.[4] In 1977 Reyrolle Parsons merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries plc,[4] which itself was acquired by Rolls Royce plc in 1989.[4]
The company survives today as part of the power generation division of the industrial conglomerate, Siemens, who acquired the business from Rolls Royce in 1997.[5] Siemens continues the design and manufacture of steam turbines at the 'Parsons Works' in Newcastle, but the Parsons name itself is no longer actively used as a trade name.
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- ^ Chronology of Charles Parsons. Birr Castle Demesne.
- ^ Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - England
- ^ Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - Scotland
- ^ a b c NZR Cranes
- ^ Guardian
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