Weir Group
| The Weir Group PLC
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| legal form | Public Limited Company |
| ISIN | GB0009465807 |
| founding | 1871 |
| Seat |
Glasgow , UK
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| management | Jon Stanton, Chief Executive Officer |
| Number of employees | 15,000 |
| sales | £ 2.450 billion |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.weir.co.uk |
| Status: 2018 | |
The Weir Group PLC is a British pump manufacturer from Glasgow with around 15,000 employees in 70 countries.
history
The company was founded in 1871 as an engineering company by the brothers George and James Weir under the name G. & J. Weir Ltd. The Weir brothers made numerous far-reaching inventions of pumping systems, especially for the Clyde shipyards and the steam ships built there , e.g. B. Boiler feed water pumps and evaporators .
The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1946 . The double-acting Weir steam pumps were used largely in series on British steamships. They could pump water , fuel , air and much more and were used until the 1950s.
The gyroplane manufacturer Cierva Autogiro belonged to Weir from 1933 to 1951, since 1944 he was with G. & J. Weir Ltd. merged. The latter had previously developed helicopters .
In 2005, the business with multi-stage flash evaporators for seawater desalination (Weir Westgarth) was sold to Veolia Environnement .
In 2010, Weir Minerals and KHD Humboldt agreed to collaborate on the marketing of high-pressure grinding rollers in mining.
In 2018, Weir Group acquired ESCO Corporation , a Portland , Oregon- based manufacturer of tools and power units for the mining and construction sectors, for $ 1.285 billion .
Business areas
There are currently 3 business areas in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Energy & Industry markets:
Weir Minerals
manufactures sludge handling equipment and related spare parts for wear resistant applications in the mining industry, as well as the oil sands and flue gas desulfurization markets. Products include pumps , hydrocyclones, valves , drainage systems, and wear-resistant linings. The division is represented in the most important mining regions, including South and North America , Australia and Africa .
Weir Oil & Gas
manufactures pumps and ancillary equipment for global oil and gas markets. Upstream Operations specialize in high pressure well service pumps and related flow control equipment. Downstream focuses on the design and manufacture of centrifugal pumps, primarily for the refining industry. Main business areas are North America, Europe and the Middle East.
Weir Flow Control
manufactures rotation and flow control devices, primarily for the global electricity sector. Valves and special pumps are also manufactured. The markets are Europe, North America, China , the Middle East, India and South Africa .
literature
- William Weir: History of the Weir Group. Profile 2008. ISBN 978-1-86197-886-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ about-us. www.global.weir.com, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ weir-group-annual-report-2018-web. www.global.weir.com, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ MSF giant Weir Westgarth sold to Veolia Environment ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . July 14, 2005
- ↑ a-history-of-innovative-engineering. www.global.weir.com, accessed June 26, 2017 .
- ^ ESCO-Corporation-to-Join-Leading-Global-Engineering-Company-Weir. www.globenewswire.com, accessed December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ about-us. www.global.weir.com, accessed June 26, 2017 .
