Denis Ferranti
Denis Ferranti Co Ltd, electrical engineers, of Rhos Mill, Higginshaw Lane, Royton (1962).
of Caernarvon Road, Bangor, North Wales (1970)
1951 Denis Ferranti set up Denis Ferranti Meters to make electricity meters in competition with Ferranti Ltd.
1959 Denis Ferranti Group's R&D Division was at Anglesey, North Wales[1]
1967 Nigel Z. de Ferranti (b.1940) was managing director of Denis Ferranti Meters,[2].
1969 Subsidiary Ferranti Porcelains closed down.[3]
1969 N. Z. de Ferranti was Chairman of the EGM held at Oldham which agreed that the company should be voluntarily liquidated[4].
c.1970 Mark Ziani de Ferranti, of the third generation of the family, became Chairman and Managing Director of the company.
1970 Denis Ferranti Ltd was put in creditors voluntary liquidation[5]
1976 Denis Ferranti Ltd was in liquidation[6]
1992 Denis Ferranti Ltd announced 250 redundancies, about half of the workforce, because of the end of long term contracts in telecommunications and defence[7].
2013 James Ziani de Ferranti, the fourth generation, was General Manager.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Denis Ferranti website [1]