Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Whitworth & Co Ltd
- Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd
- Rylands Brothers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, England
- Warrington, Warrington, Cheshire, North West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Mechanical engineering
Extraction machinery & other equipment production
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Mechanical engineering
Metal processing machinery production
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co Ltd traced its origins to 1840 and was incorporated in 1874. Originally a colliery business based at Ince, it diversified into engineering, wire drawing and iron and steel production. Developed large works at Warrington. 1910 acquired Rylands Brothers Ltd. By 1930 Pearson & Knowles engineering interests included iron and steel plant manufacture, colliery plant manufacture, production of structural steel and associated construction activities, wagon wheel and axle production, etc. Group acquired in 1920 by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd and in 1930 merged with Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd
Publications:
- Activities of the Pearson & Knowles Engineering Co Ltd by Unknown
- 'Pearson Knowles Coal & Iron Co Ltd, 1874-1914' in T J Baldwin et al, Cash Flow and Corporate Finance in Victorian Britain. Cases from the coal industry, 1860-1914 by Baldwin, T J, R H Berry & R A Church
- Process of accounting innovation. The publication of consolidated accounts in 1910 by Edwards, J R
- 'Strategy and structure of cotton and steel enterprise in Britain, 1900-1939' in K Nakagawa (ed), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 1, 1974. Strategy and structure of big business by Yonekawa, Shin-ichi
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Whitworth & Co Ltd
- Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd
- Rylands Brothers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, England
- Warrington, Warrington, Cheshire, North West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Mechanical engineering Extraction machinery & other equipment production
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co Ltd traced its origins to 1840 and was incorporated in 1874. Originally a colliery business based at Ince, it diversified into engineering, wire drawing and iron and steel production. Developed large works at Warrington. 1910 acquired Rylands Brothers Ltd. By 1930 Pearson & Knowles engineering interests included iron and steel plant manufacture, colliery plant manufacture, production of structural steel and associated construction activities, wagon wheel and axle production, etc. Group acquired in 1920 by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd and in 1930 merged with Wigan Coal & Iron Co LtdPublications:
- Activities of the Pearson & Knowles Engineering Co Ltd by Unknown
- 'Pearson Knowles Coal & Iron Co Ltd, 1874-1914' in T J Baldwin et al, Cash Flow and Corporate Finance in Victorian Britain. Cases from the coal industry, 1860-1914 by Baldwin, T J, R H Berry & R A Church
- Process of accounting innovation. The publication of consolidated accounts in 1910 by Edwards, J R
- 'Strategy and structure of cotton and steel enterprise in Britain, 1900-1939' in K Nakagawa (ed), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 1, 1974. Strategy and structure of big business by Yonekawa, Shin-ichi