C. A. Parsons and Company

C. A. Parsons and Company
Company type	Public
Industry	Engineering
Founded	1889
Founder	Charles Algernon Parsons
Defunct	1997
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Siemens Energy
Headquarters	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Key people	Rachel Mary Parsons; Claude Gibb;
Products	Power generation equipment
Number of employees	7000 (1960s)

C. A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on Tyneside. The company became Reyrolle Parsons in 1968, merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries in 1977, and became part of Rolls-Royce in 1989. Today the company is part of Siemens Energy.

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