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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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Described at
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
vickersmg.org.uk →Link to a page describing this subject · 1,013 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- aerospace manufacturer
- Named after
- Edward Vickers
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Owned by
- BAE Systems
- Parent organization
- BAE Systems
- Followed by
- Vickers-Armstrongs
- Image
- Vickers 806 Viscount, British Airways AN1937323.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vickers
- topic's main category
- Category:Vickers
- replaces
- ABC Motors
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1999-00-00
- inception
- 1828-01-01
- different from
- Vickers Limited
- native label
- Vickers
- described at URL
- www.vickersmg.org.uk
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