Simon Carves
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|type = Private Limited Company
|foundation = 1878
|founder = Henry Simon
|location_city = Manchester
|location_country = England
|area_served = Worldwide
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|industry = Construction
Engineering
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|revenue = £9.9 million (2020)
|net_income = £4.0 million (2020)
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|parent = Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
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|homepage = [http://www.simoncarveseng.com www.simoncarveseng.com]}}
Simon Carves Engineering Ltd. is an engineering company headquartered in Manchester, England.Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07596746 Simon Carves Engineering Ltd.], accessed 12 September 2022 It was founded in 1878 by Henry Simon and is a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.
History
Simon Carves was founded in 1878 by Henry Simon after he visited the Bessèges works at Terrenoire and saw the potential for the coke oven business in development by François Carvès. He secured the patent rights to this innovative technology and in due course established the company.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023033142/http://www.simoncarveseng.com/our-history.aspx Our History]
Simon Carves
In 1890, Henry Simon left a note to his sons, who were to inherit control of the company, urging them to acquire a sound technical education and to keep in close touch with scientific development throughout the world. His desire for them to be in a continuous search for engineering specialities and patents which would be used to improve the efficiency of large scale industrial processes in Britain and elsewhere, has eked into the company mentality and remains a leading factor in Simon Carves Engineering's approach to business today.Anthony Simon, The Simon Engineering Group (1953), p.ix
In 2006, the business was purchased by Punj Lloyd. In 2016, it was sold to ECI Group, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.[https://www.ndtv.com/business/punj-lloyd-sells-stake-in-simon-carves-engineering-1439947 Punj Lloyd Sells Stake In Simon Carves Engineering] NDTV 3 August 2016[https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_051acd3c-5a58-11e6-bd7c-6fc4104025d8.html Baton Rouge engineering company acquires British firm] The Advocate 4 August 2016
Overview
The Simon Carves brand has become synonymous with numerous technologies, including nuclear power,{{cite book|editor1-last=Ed. J. Burrow|title=The Book of Bolton|date=1961|publisher=Ed J Burrow & Co, Cheltenham and London|pages=104–105}} gasification, fertiliser, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, having delivered over 4,000 projects across six continents in 60 countries.
They are recognised as the world's leading specialist engineering contractor for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA); responsible for the design of 25% of the current global operating capacity. To date they have designed and supplied for more than 65 plants for polymer manufacturing, including 80 streams in 40 plants for LDPE and EVA.
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External links
- [https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/search-resources/special-collections/guide-to-special-collections/a-to-z/collection/?match=Simon+Engineering+Group+Archive/ Simon Engineering Group Archives 1860s–1970s]
- [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Simon_Engineering Grace's Guide on Henry Simon, Henry Simon Ltd, Simon-Carves Ltd, Simon Engineering Ltd]
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Category:Companies based in Manchester
Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1878
Category:Engineering companies of the United Kingdom