Company type | Public ( LSE: CHTR) |
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Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1965 |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Lars Emilson,
Chairman Michael Foster, CEO |
Revenue | £1,719.6 million (2010) [1] |
£145.9 million (2010) [1] | |
£118.9 million (2010) [1] | |
Number of employees | 12,313 (2010) [1] |
Parent | Colfax Corporation |
Website | www.charter.ie |
Charter International plc was a large British engineering business based in London. It was acquired by Colfax Corporation in January 2012.
The British South Africa Company was founded in 1889 by Royal Charter. [2] On the initiative of Anglo American Corporation it merged in 1965 with The Central Mining & Investment Corporation and The Consolidated Mines Selection Company to form Charter Consolidated. [2] Slightly over one-third of the shares of the new company were owned by Anglo American Corporation. [2] Its assets were mainly mining investments and its strategy was to develop as a mining finance house actively engaged in mineral exploration and the development of mines throughout the world. [2]
In the 1980s Charter Consolidated disposed of its overseas mining concerns to concentrate on its British engineering interests. [2]
In 1993 the company's name changed to Charter plc. [2]
In 1994 it acquired ESAB [3] and in 1997 it acquired Howden. [4]
In 2008 the business was restructured with the creation of a new Irish resident holding company, Charter International plc. [5]
The company was acquired by Colfax Corporation, an American company, in January 2012. [6]
The company had two main businesses:
Company type | Public ( LSE: CHTR) |
---|---|
Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1965 |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Lars Emilson,
Chairman Michael Foster, CEO |
Revenue | £1,719.6 million (2010) [1] |
£145.9 million (2010) [1] | |
£118.9 million (2010) [1] | |
Number of employees | 12,313 (2010) [1] |
Parent | Colfax Corporation |
Website | www.charter.ie |
Charter International plc was a large British engineering business based in London. It was acquired by Colfax Corporation in January 2012.
The British South Africa Company was founded in 1889 by Royal Charter. [2] On the initiative of Anglo American Corporation it merged in 1965 with The Central Mining & Investment Corporation and The Consolidated Mines Selection Company to form Charter Consolidated. [2] Slightly over one-third of the shares of the new company were owned by Anglo American Corporation. [2] Its assets were mainly mining investments and its strategy was to develop as a mining finance house actively engaged in mineral exploration and the development of mines throughout the world. [2]
In the 1980s Charter Consolidated disposed of its overseas mining concerns to concentrate on its British engineering interests. [2]
In 1993 the company's name changed to Charter plc. [2]
In 1994 it acquired ESAB [3] and in 1997 it acquired Howden. [4]
In 2008 the business was restructured with the creation of a new Irish resident holding company, Charter International plc. [5]
The company was acquired by Colfax Corporation, an American company, in January 2012. [6]
The company had two main businesses: