Parsons Industrial Plastics and Engineering Company (Walsall) Limited was founded by Cliff Parsons in 1969, the company enjoyed strong growth in the early years and became a major manufacturer of corrosion resistant ductwork to the motor industry, metal finishing and chemical industry.
Sadly Cliff Parsons died in April 1977 he was succeeded by his son André Parsons who continues his work as the current Managing Director.
Environmental awareness was very much in its infancy back in 1977 but the company decided to specialise in the field of Gas Scrubbing and pollution Control, a strong bond was made in the early days with the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham and much research work was done to enhance the data base of mass transfer information. This database continues to be the core knowledge database of the company and following each installation the results from the commissioning are used to verify process data.
Whilst the company enjoys an enviable reputation in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industry it also expanded into the Semiconductor and latterly the Waste Water Treatment industry to deal with Odour Abatement.
The early experience gained in manufacturing plastic ductwork systems proved invaluable and as installations have grown in size so the manufacturing programme. Ductwork up to 3000 mm diameter have necessitated developing a full range of control dampers and associated equipment as hitherto none were available and so Parsons Engineers went back to first principles and designed the required equipment so that projects could be completed. These early developments led to the diverse manufacturing programme now available to all of our clients.
Parsons moved into a new purpose built factory and office complex in 1983 and subsequently purchased the adjacent site in 1998 which it occupies today, now with over 40,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities located on a 2 acre site conveniently situated to junction 10 M6 is now the largest specialist manufacturing facility of its type in the UK.
Now with over 30 years of equipment design and manufacture to its name it is able to offer a wealth of expertise and experience to all of its clients in many industry sectors both in the UK and overseas with major installations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Switzerland, Spain, France, Belgium and Ireland.
The company continues to expand organically and by increasing focus of complete turnkey Construction Management Contracts. Parsons have always been industry leaders not least of which in the embracing of New Technology, CAD/CAM is fully integrated in Parsons, recently the use of Laser All Station Surveying equipment has enabled Parsons Engineers to refine their surveying techniques to enable highly accurate surveys of sites and existing plant interfaces to be digitally modelled which enhances by orders of magnitude the integration of new plant into existing installations seamlessly. The same equipment is used during manufacture to ensure high degrees of dimensional accuracy are archived, which is particularly important on large vessels constructions or ductwork where there are significant spatial constraints.
Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling is another new and exciting development for the company; this is a technique where a number of process scenarios can be modelled for the purposes of modelling ventilation streams within a building to ensure all toxic or odourous compounds are effectively collected with minimal wastage of uncontaminated air which enable various operating protocols to be fully understood before equipment is installed.
The ongoing developments enable Parsons to offer their clients a fully integrated design, manufacturing, installation and construction management service for projects up to 5 million pounds.
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