Siebe plc
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Siebe plc was once one of the United Kingdom
's largest engineering businesses. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
but in 1999 it merged with BTR plc to form Invensys
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's largest engineering businesses. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
FTSE 100 Index
The FTSE 100 Index, also called FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the footsie , is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalised UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange....
but in 1999 it merged with BTR plc to form Invensys
Invensys
Invensys plc is a global engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
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History
- 1819: Siebe plc was founded by Augustus SiebeAugustus SiebeAugustus Siebe was a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment.- Contribution to diving :...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - 1830: The company, by then trading as Siebe GormanSiebe GormanSiebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company which developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects...
, developed its first diving helmet. - 1972: Siebe plc acquired James North & Sons, a large safety products business, and continued to brand it as North Safety Products.
- 1987: Siebe plc started to diversify, acquiring the Barber-Colman Company, an industrial automation and controls business.
- 1990: Siebe plc the Foxboro Company, another industrial automation business.
- 1994: Siebe plc bought TriconexTriconexTriconex is both the name of an Invensys company that supplies products, systems and services for safety, critical control and turbomachinery applications and the name of its hardware devices that utilize its TriStation application software. Triconex products are based on patented Triple-Modular...
, a safety control business. - 1997: Siebe plc acquired APV plc.
- 1998: Siebe plc sold North Safety Products (and Siebe GormanSiebe GormanSiebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company which developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects...
with it) to Norcross. - 1998: Siebe plc acquired EurothermEurothermEurotherm is a worldwide supplier of Control and Measurement Instrumentation to Industrial and Process Markets. They are part of Invensys plc, a leading global automation and controls company...
, WonderwareWonderwareWonderware is a brand of industrial automation and information software products, owned by Invensys Operations Management , itself a division of the UK technology company Invensys. More than 500,000 software licenses have been sold and installed in over 100,000 plants worldwide...
and Simulation Sciences. - 1999: Siebe plc acquired Esscor.
- 1999: Siebe plc merged with BTR plc to form InvensysInvensysInvensys plc is a global engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
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