Fielding & Platt
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Fielding & Platt (founded October 1866)[1] was a firm of hydraulic engineers who were an important part of the manufacturing sector in Gloucester until the 1990s.[2] Started by two Lancashire men, Samuel Fielding (died 1874) and James Platt, the firm exploited the portable hydraulic rivetting technology of Ralph Hart Tweddell to build a business that exported hydraulic machinery worldwide.[2] Apart from the wide range of items made, the firm was particularly noted for the quality and long-life of their products.
James Platt was also a director of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company.[3]