Mather & Platt Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Mather, Colin
- Mather, William
- Platt, William
- Salford Iron Works
- Mather, Sir William
- Wormald International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Other goods production
Fire fighting & safety equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Pump & hydraulic machinery production
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Mechanical engineering
Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to c1824 when Colin and William Mather established a textile machinery making business at Salford. 1852 the Mathers joined with William Platt of Salford Iron Works. From mid century came under enlightened leadership of (Sir) William Mather and incorporated 1892. Emerged as a major manufacturer of textile machinery, pumps and fire sprinkler systems. 1978 acquired by Wormald International of Australia
Publications:
- Celebrating the History of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown
- Forty Eight Hour Week. A year's experiment and its results at the Salford Iron Works, Manchester by Mather, William
- History of Mather & Platt by Boschi, Marcel, & David Drew-Smythe
- History of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown
- The Right Honourable Sir William Mather ..., 1838-1920 by Mather, Loris Emerson (ed)
- The War Years, 1939-1945. A record of the war effort of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Mather, Colin
- Mather, William
- Platt, William
- Salford Iron Works
- Mather, Sir William
- Wormald International
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Other goods production Fire fighting & safety equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Pump & hydraulic machinery production
- Mechanical engineering Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to c1824 when Colin and William Mather established a textile machinery making business at Salford. 1852 the Mathers joined with William Platt of Salford Iron Works. From mid century came under enlightened leadership of (Sir) William Mather and incorporated 1892. Emerged as a major manufacturer of textile machinery, pumps and fire sprinkler systems. 1978 acquired by Wormald International of AustraliaPublications:
- Celebrating the History of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown
- Forty Eight Hour Week. A year's experiment and its results at the Salford Iron Works, Manchester by Mather, William
- History of Mather & Platt by Boschi, Marcel, & David Drew-Smythe
- History of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown
- The Right Honourable Sir William Mather ..., 1838-1920 by Mather, Loris Emerson (ed)
- The War Years, 1939-1945. A record of the war effort of Mather & Platt Ltd by Unknown