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Also known as Ferranti International PLC

Ferranti International PLC or simply Ferranti was a UK-based electrical engineering and equipment firm that operated for over a century, from 1885 until its bankruptcy in 1993. At its peak, Ferranti was a significant player in power grid systems, defence electronics, and computing, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Key facts

Company.name
Ferranti International PLC
Company.logo
Ferranti International logo.svg
Company.type
Public
Company.fate
Bankrupt & broken up
Company.successor
GEC-Marconi, Matra Marconi Space
Company.foundation
(as Ferranti, Thompson and Ince); 1885 (as S.Z. de Ferranti); 1901 (as Ferranti Ltd)
Company.defunct
(the Belgian subsidiary lives on as Ferranti Computer Systems and as of 1994 is part of the Nijkerk Holding)
Company.location
Hollinwood, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Company.industry
Electronics & Defence
Company.key_people
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Legal form
public company
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Commons category
Ferranti
inception
1882-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1993-00-00
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