Vickers plc

Vickers plc
IndustryDefence, engineering, marine engineering
Founded
  • 17 April 1867 (1867-04-17) as Vickers Limited
  • 1998 renamed Vickers Engineering
  • 2003 renamed Vinters Engineering
Defunct1999
FatePurchased by Rolls-Royce plc and renamed Vinters Engineering
SuccessorVinters Engineering Limited and Alvis Vickers
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
ParentVickers-Armstrongs
SubsidiariesVickers Defence Systems
Cosworth

Vickers plc was the remainder of Vickers-Armstrongs after the nationalisation of three of its four operating groups: aviation (as a 50% share since 1960 of British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) in 1977), shipbuilding (Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group in 1977) and steel. It was purchased by Rolls-Royce plc in 1999, and the Vickers company name became defunct in 2003 as Rolls renamed the company Vinters Engineering.

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