Fenner plc
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| Type | Public (LSE: FENR) |
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| Industry | Polymers |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Headquarters | Hessle, England, UK |
| Key people | Mark Abrahams, Chairman Nicholas Hobson, CEO |
| Revenue | £552.5 million (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | £49.3 million (2010)[1] |
| Net income | £26.5 million (2010)[1] |
| Website | www.fenner.com |
Fenner plc (LSE: FENR) is a leading British-based manufacturer of industrial belting and other polymer-based products. It is headquartered in Hessle and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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[edit] History
The business was founded in 1861 as a manufacturer of leather belting. In 1921 it diversified into textile belting and subsequently into polymer belting. In 2006 the Company initiated a major expansion in Ohio.[2]
[edit] Operations
The business is organised into the following units:
- Fenner Dunlop - conveyor belting
- Fenner Drives - power transmission belting
- Fenner Precision - precise power transmission applications
- James Dawson - polymeric products
- Fenner Advanced Sealing Technologies - sealing products
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Annual Report 2010
- ^ "Port Authority to finance Fenner Dunlop expansion". Toledo Business Journal. 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5333/is_200612/ai_n21404153.
