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The Company was established in 1832 by Thomas Richardson as a marine engineering concern based in Hartlepool under the name of T Richardson & Sons. In 1900 it merged with Sir C. Furness Westgarth and Company of Middlesbrough and W. Allen and Company of Sunderland to form Richardsons Westgarth. As part of the merger Furness Withy, a shipping business, took a controlling interest in the Company. The Company then diversified into steel processing and was acquired by Klöckner, one of the world's largest steel stockholders, in 2000.

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  • The Company was established in 1832 by Thomas Richardson as a marine engineering concern based in Hartlepool under the name of T Richardson & Sons. In 1900 it merged with Sir C. Furness Westgarth and Company of Middlesbrough and W. Allen and Company of Sunderland to form Richardsons Westgarth. As part of the merger Furness Withy, a shipping business, took a controlling interest in the Company. The Company then diversified into steel processing and was acquired by Klöckner, one of the world's largest steel stockholders, in 2000.
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  • The Company was established in 1832 by Thomas Richardson as a marine engineering concern based in Hartlepool under the name of T Richardson & Sons. In 1900 it merged with Sir C. Furness Westgarth and Company of Middlesbrough and W. Allen and Company of Sunderland to form Richardsons Westgarth. As part of the merger Furness Withy, a shipping business, took a controlling interest in the Company. The Company was at the forefront of the development of steam engines and diesel engines for large ships throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It built engines for many ships including "SS Empire Amethyst". It acquired the firm of George Clark in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in 1938. In 1962 its marine activities were merged with that of Weir Group and its began focussing on engineering for power stations such as Trawsfynydd and Dungerness 'B'. It ceased operations in Hartlepool in 1982. The Company then diversified into steel processing and was acquired by Klöckner, one of the world's largest steel stockholders, in 2000.
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