Frederick Parker
of Viaduct Works, Catherine Street, Leicester.
1911/2 Company founded by Frederick Parker.
1926 Incorporated as a Private company to acquire the business established by Frederick Parker, engineer and iron founder.
1930 Municipalities were employing Parker Plant on road-making and building works - see 1930 Industrial Britain: Frederick Parker.
1961 Engineers and manufacturers of builders' and contractors' plant, road making plant and quarry and gravel pit machinery. 900 employees. [1]
1977 As a result of tax problems, the company (which was one of the country's largest family-run businesses) offered some shares to outsiders[2]
1981 Reported losses[3]
1982 Registered as Frederick Parker plc
1986 Company was put into receivership.
Presumably the business became Parker Plant Ltd but not sure of the details.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times Apr. 7, 1977
- ↑ The Times Mar. 3, 1981