Fenner plc
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| Type | Public (LSE: FENR) |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Headquarters | Hessle, UK |
| Key people | Colin Cooke, Chairman Mark Abrahams, CEO |
| Industry | Polymers |
| Revenue | £380.8 million (2007) |
| Operating income | £38.2 million (2007) |
| Net income | £23.9 million (2007) |
| Website | www.fenner.com |
Fenner plc (LSE: FENR) is a leading British-based manufacturer of industrial belting and other polymer-based products. It is headquartered in Hessle and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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[edit] History
The business was founded in 1861 as a manufacturer of leather belting. In 1921 it diversified into textile belting and subsequently into polymer belting. In 2006 the Company initiated a major expansion in Ohio.[1]
[edit] Structure
The business is organised into the following units:
- Fenner Dunlop - conveyor belting
- Fenner Drives - power transmission belting
- Fenner Precision - precise power transmission applications
- James Dawson - polymeric products
- Fenner Advanced Sealing Technologies - sealing products
