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Vickers
Sign in to saveVickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells. The company went public in 1867, acquired more businesses, and began branching out into military hardware and shipbuilding.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Vickers
- Company.logo
- Vickers plc logo.svg
- Company.fate
- Acquired
- Company.successor
- Rolls-Royce plc
- Company.foundation
- 1828
- Company.founder
- Edward Vickers
- Company.defunct
- 1999
- Company.location
- London, England
- Company.industry
- Engineering
- Company.products
- AircraftArmamentsShips
- Company.subsid
- Metropolitan-Vickers
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Vickers, Sons & Company
- Vickers, Sons & Maxim
- Vickers Limited
- Reorganisation
- Merger with Armstrong Whitworth
- Nationalisation
- Vickers plc
- Current status of Vickers
- See also
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells. The company went public in 1867, acquired more businesses, and began branching out into military hardware and shipbuilding.
In 1911, the company expanded into aircraft manufacture and opened a flying school. They expanded even further into electrical and railway manufacturing, and in 1928 acquired an interest in the Supermarine.
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