Vickers-Armstrongs
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927. The majority of the company was nationalised in the 1960s and 1970s, with the remainder being divested as Vickers plc in 1977.
| Industry | Building of ships and floating structures Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys Manufacture of military fighting vehicles arms industry metal industry vehicle construction |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Vickers |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Defunct | 1977 |
| Fate | Assets split and majority nationalised |
| Successor | Vickers plc British Aircraft Corporation (est. 1960) British Shipbuilders British Steel Corporation |
| Headquarters | Vickers House, Westminster, London |
Key people | |
| Parent | Vickers Limited Armstrong Whitworth |
| Subsidiaries | Metropolitan-Vickers Canadian Vickers Whitehead & Company John Brown & Company Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval Supermarine Aviation Works (est. 1928) |
It was one of Britain's most prominent armaments firms.
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