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1961 Electrical and mechanical engineers and electrical contractors. 600 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Electrical and mechanical engineers and electrical contractors. 600 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1966 The [[W. J. Furse]] group was transferred from [[Electrical and Industrial Securities]] to [[Crown House]] in exchange for shares in Crown House<ref>The Times, Nov 04, 1966</ref>.
1968 Acquired [[Padfield and Howes]]<ref>The Times, Wednesday, Apr 24, 1968</ref>


1973 Furse Installations became part of [[Crown House Engineering]], based in Croydon.<ref>The Times, Wednesday, Jan 03, 1973</ref>
1973 Furse Installations became part of [[Crown House Engineering]], based in Croydon.<ref>The Times, Wednesday, Jan 03, 1973</ref>
1986 Crown House became part of [[Coloroll]].
1987 Sold to [[Thomas Robinson Group]]<ref>The Times, August 26, 1987</ref>


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Revision as of 13:19, 28 June 2017

1894.
July 1949.

Electrical engineers, of Manchester, London, Bristol; of 2, Traffic Street, Nottingham.

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[8]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Dec 12, 1958
  2. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  3. ↑ The Times, Dec 12, 1958
  4. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  5. ↑ The Times, Nov 04, 1966
  6. ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 24, 1968
  7. ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 03, 1973
  8. ↑ The Times, August 26, 1987
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