Northern Engineering Industries

Northern Engineering Industries plc
Company typePublic
IndustryEngineering, Power Generation, Power Transmission, Power Distribution & Material Handling
Founded1977
Defunct1989
FateAcquired
SuccessorRolls-Royce plc
HeadquartersNewcastle, England, UK
Key people
Terry Harrison, (Chairman)
Dr Robert Hawley, (Managing Director)
ProductsIndustrial Engineering
Number of employees
40,000 (1991)

Northern Engineering Industries plc (NEI) was a British engineering firm, which for over 10 years was one of the largest employers on Tyneside. Its headquarters were based at the Regent Centre at Gosforth in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]

History

The company was established by way of a merger between Clarke Chapman and Reyrolle Parsons in 1977.[2] It manufactured cranes (Clarke Chapman), transformers (Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd.), switchgear (A. Reyrolle & Company), boilers (Power Engineering Ltd), control systems (Control and Instrumentation Ltd.), and turbines (C. A. Parsons and Company).[3]

In 1981 the company acquired Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE), a leading manufacturer of engines.[4] APE was itself the result of a merger in 1968 of W.H. Allen, Sons & Co. (founded in 1880 and based in Bedford),[5] Belliss and Morcom of Birmingham, and Crossley Engines (founded in 1867 and based in Manchester).[6]

Northern Engineering Industries was led through much of its existence by Sir Duncan McDonald, first as Group Managing Director (1977 to 1980) and then as Chairman (1980 to 1986)[7] and by Sir Terence Harrison first as Chief Executive (1983 to 1986) and then as Chairman (1986 to 1989).[8]

The company was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc in 1989[2] later becoming known as the Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group.[9]

  • NEI coloured logo (scanned)
    NEI coloured logo (scanned)
  • Directory of Personnel showing front cover
    Directory of Personnel showing front cover
  • Directory of Personnel showing main business structures
    Directory of Personnel showing main business structures
  • 1992 NEI within Rolls-Royce IPG structure
    1992 NEI within Rolls-Royce IPG structure

See also

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References

  1. ^ "NEI Group Results". New Scientist. 7 May 1981. p. 343. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Crane Makers". NZR Cranes. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Threat to 2,500 jobs as Parsons goes on sale". The Independent. 20 July 1996. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Northern Engineering Industries". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Amalgamations". W H Allen Engineering Association. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Crossley Motors". Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Sir Duncan McDonald". The Independent. 1 March 1997. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. ^ Debretts People of Today 1994
  9. ^ "Clarke Chapman Marine Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group". National Archives. Retrieved 21 February 2022.