Heenan & Froude
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Heenan & Froude was a United Kingdom-based engineering company, founded in Newton Heath, Manchester, England in 1881 in a partnership formed by engineers Richard Froude and Richard Hammersley Heenan.[1][2][3] Expanded on the back of William Froude's patent for inventing the water brake dynamometer, their most famous creation was the 518 feet (158 m) high Blackpool Tower.[1][4]
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1881, Newton Heath, Manchester |
Founder | Richard Hammersley Heenan & Richard Hurrell Froude |
Defunct | 1986 |
Fate | Reverse takeover |
Successor | St. Modwen Properties |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, London, Worcester |
Area served | Global |
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