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[[Image:Im1894Furse.jpg|thumb| 1894. ]] | [[Image:Im1894Furse.jpg|thumb| 1894. ]] | ||
[[File:W J Furse and Co 1914.png|thumb|1914.]] | |||
[[image:Im19490617ABN-WJFurse.jpg |thumb| June 1949.]] | [[image:Im19490617ABN-WJFurse.jpg |thumb| June 1949.]] | ||
[[image:Im19490708ABN-WJFurse.jpg |thumb| July 1949. ]] | [[image:Im19490708ABN-WJFurse.jpg |thumb| July 1949. ]] | ||
Electrical engineers, of Manchester | [[Image:Im1993ET-Furse.jpg|thumb| 1993. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1994ET-Furse.jpg|thumb| 1994. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1997ET-Furse.jpg|thumb| 1997. ]] | |||
Electrical engineers, of Manchester; London; 2 Traffic Street, Nottingham; 41 Belle Vue Road, Eastville, Bristol; and Derby. | |||
1894 Company established | 1894 Company established | ||
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1986 Crown House became part of [[Coloroll]]. | 1986 Crown House became part of [[Coloroll]]. | ||
1987 Sold to [[Thomas Robinson Group]]<ref>The Times, August 26, 1987</ref> | 1987 Sold to [[Thomas Robinson Group]] together with [[Zest Equipment Co|Crown House Zest]]<ref>The Times, August 26, 1987</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category: Town - Manchester]] | [[Category: Town - Manchester]] | ||
[[Category: Town - Nottingham]] | [[Category: Town - Nottingham]] | ||
[[Category: Town - Derby]] | |||
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[[Category: Town - Bristol]] | |||
[[Category: Electrical Engineering - Heavy]] | [[Category: Electrical Engineering - Heavy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 31 August 2024
Electrical engineers, of Manchester; London; 2 Traffic Street, Nottingham; 41 Belle Vue Road, Eastville, Bristol; and Derby.
1894 Company established
1919 Private company founded.[1]
1922 Directors: W. J. Furse (Governing), W. F. Furse and H. J. Furse.
1937 Electrical installation engineers. [2]
1958 Acquired by E. V. Industrials together with W. J. Furse and Co of Nottingham.[3]
1961 Electrical and mechanical engineers and electrical contractors. 600 employees. [4]
1966 The W. J. Furse group was transferred from Electrical and Industrial Securities to Crown House in exchange for shares in Crown House[5].
1968 Acquired Padfield and Howes[6]
1973 Furse Installations became part of Crown House Engineering, based in Croydon.[7]
1986 Crown House became part of Coloroll.
1987 Sold to Thomas Robinson Group together with Crown House Zest[8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Dec 12, 1958
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, Dec 12, 1958
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Nov 04, 1966
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 24, 1968
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 03, 1973
- ↑ The Times, August 26, 1987