Richardson Westgarth & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Richardson, Thomas
- Richardson, T, & Co
- Richardson, Thomas, & Sons Ltd
- Furness, Sir Christopher, Westgarth & Co Ltd
- Allan, William, & Co Ltd
- Humber Graving Dock & Engineering Co Ltd
- Parsons Marine Turbine Co Ltd
- British Shipbuilders Corp
- Klockner & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hartlepool, Hartlepool, Cleveland, North East, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
Notes:
Traced origins to 1830s when established by Thomas Richardson, 1793-1850, as T Richardson & Co. Emerged as a world leading producer of marine engines. In 1900 as Thomas Richardson & Sons Ltd merged with Sir Christopher Furness, Westgarth & Co Ltd and William Allan & Co Ltd to form Richardson, Westgarth & Co Ltd. Built marine engines including, from 1912, diesel engines. 1938 at the centre of another merger of marine engine builders. Subsequently acquired other businesses including Humber Graving Dock & Engineering Co Ltd, 1956, and Parsons Marine Turbine Co Ltd, 1957. Certain businesses nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders, 1977. Emerged with a variety of industrial interests, especially steel stockholding. As such was acquired by Klockner & Co, 2000
Publications:
- From Steam Power to Atomic Power. The story of the Richardsons Westgarth Group by Unknown
- 'Joseph Parkin & Thomas Richardson, 1836 to 1839; Thomas Richardson, 1839 to 1855; Richardson Brothers, 1855 to 1857' in B G Spaldin, Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G
- Richardson Brothers, Hartlepool, shipbuilders by Barton, Peter
- Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd and Associated Companies. Years of achievement, 1939-1946 by Unknown
- 'Richies'. A history of Thomas Richardson & Sons and Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd, 1832-1994 by Hogg, Peter L
- Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G
- 'T Richardson & Sons Ltd, 1857 to 1900; Richardson, Westgath & Co Ltd, 1900 to 1982' in B G Spaldin, Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Richardson, Thomas
- Richardson, T, & Co
- Richardson, Thomas, & Sons Ltd
- Furness, Sir Christopher, Westgarth & Co Ltd
- Allan, William, & Co Ltd
- Humber Graving Dock & Engineering Co Ltd
- Parsons Marine Turbine Co Ltd
- British Shipbuilders Corp
- Klockner & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hartlepool, Hartlepool, Cleveland, North East, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
Notes:
Traced origins to 1830s when established by Thomas Richardson, 1793-1850, as T Richardson & Co. Emerged as a world leading producer of marine engines. In 1900 as Thomas Richardson & Sons Ltd merged with Sir Christopher Furness, Westgarth & Co Ltd and William Allan & Co Ltd to form Richardson, Westgarth & Co Ltd. Built marine engines including, from 1912, diesel engines. 1938 at the centre of another merger of marine engine builders. Subsequently acquired other businesses including Humber Graving Dock & Engineering Co Ltd, 1956, and Parsons Marine Turbine Co Ltd, 1957. Certain businesses nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders, 1977. Emerged with a variety of industrial interests, especially steel stockholding. As such was acquired by Klockner & Co, 2000Publications:
- From Steam Power to Atomic Power. The story of the Richardsons Westgarth Group by Unknown
- 'Joseph Parkin & Thomas Richardson, 1836 to 1839; Thomas Richardson, 1839 to 1855; Richardson Brothers, 1855 to 1857' in B G Spaldin, Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G
- Richardson Brothers, Hartlepool, shipbuilders by Barton, Peter
- Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd and Associated Companies. Years of achievement, 1939-1946 by Unknown
- 'Richies'. A history of Thomas Richardson & Sons and Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd, 1832-1994 by Hogg, Peter L
- Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G
- 'T Richardson & Sons Ltd, 1857 to 1900; Richardson, Westgath & Co Ltd, 1900 to 1982' in B G Spaldin, Shipbuilders of the Hartlepools by Spaldin, Bert G