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	www.hemscott.com /scripts/AFXHeadline.dll/FIND?EPIC=ALV&IR=1 (1818 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vickers plc remained independent until November 1999 when it was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc.
		Vickers plc coped with the loss of the aircraft and shipbuilding businesses by concentrating on land warfare systems.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1066 words)

	Alvis Vickers Ltd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alvis Vickers Ltd was a defence company formed by the combination of Alvis plc's defence business with Vickers Defence Systems in 2002.
		In 2002, Vickers Defence Systems (the non-marine parts) were purchased by Alvis plc to form the subsidiary Alvis Vickers.
		Alvis Limited was bought in 1981 by United Scientific Holdings plc from British Leyland as it was.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alvis_Vickers (251 words)

	BestOfBlasting - UK: UPDATE 1-ALVIS BUYS VICKERS UNIT FROM ROLLS.
		LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Alvis Plc said on Friday it was buying Rolls-Royce Plc's Vickers Defence business, maker of the Challenger tank, for 16.2 million pounds ($25.2 million) to give it more clout in Europe's armoured vehicle market.
		Vickers, whose main clients are the UK Ministry of Defence and other governments, is a tiny part of Rolls-Royce's operations, one of the world's biggest makers of engines for civil aircraft and military aircraft and ships.
		Alvis in February said it was in talks with Rolls to buy Vickers and that the deal would be valued at less than 20 million pounds.
	www.bestofblasting.com /bestofblasting/bestofbl.nsf/0/77bd7c9d3dda549ec1256c0c00400048?OpenDocument (464 words)

	COMPANIES - Alvis
		Alvis’s UK operations now take place under the auspices of Alvis Vickers Ltd, a subsidiary of Alvis plc, which has facilities in Newcastle upon Tyne, Telford, Leeds and Wolverhampton.
		Alvis plc, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W OAL
		Alvis is dedicated to the production of armoured vehicles and tanks and has a long history of providing vehicles for both UK and overseas armed forces.
	www.caat.org.uk /information/publications/companies/alvis.php (550 words)

	Vickers Stock Research
		Argus Vickers analyses the registers of over 2,200 plc's every 4 - 12 weeks and by utilizing its unique nominee database, identifies where possible, real share ownership.
		The intelligence that Argus Vickers provides is the identification of the Fund Mangers and the Beneficial Owners hiding behind these names and the ability to show very accurate coverage of trading activity.
		Combining the talents of Stock Research, a respected analyzer of insider trading, with Vickers expertise in tracking the holdings of institutions, enables Vickers to provide the most up-to-date information on transactions and holdings of corporate officials, significant shareholders and institutions.
	www.vickers-stock.com /about (670 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2002 Vickers Defence Systems (which excluded the marine business) was bought by Alvis plc, and became its subsidiary, Alvis Vickers Ltd.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2002 Vickers Defence Systems (which excluded the marine business) was bought by Alvis plc, and became its subsidiary, Alvis Vickers Ltd.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2002 Vickers Defence Systems (which excluded the marine business) was bought by Alvis plc, and became its subsidiary, Alvis Vickers Ltd.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2002 Vickers Defence Systems (which excluded the marine business) was bought by Alvis plc, and became its subsidiary, Alvis Vickers Ltd.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vickers was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc in 1999 for £576m ($1.03Bn.) The Vickers marine propulsion product range complemented the Rolls-Royce offering, transforming the group into the global leader in marine power systems.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Alvis plc
		Alvis plc announces a restructuring of operations at the Telford factory of its UK subsidiary, Alvis Vickers Ltd, and the closure of its Norwegian subsidiary, Alvis Moelv AS.
		Alvis Vickers continues to pursue a range of major order opportunities in both export and domestic markets, and will retain the full capability to handle such business as and when it is placed.
		The future of manufacturing operations at Alvis Vickers has been under review since the company was formed by the merger of Alvis Vehicles and Vickers Defence Systems in 2002.
	www.applegate.co.uk /news/new1/1941.htm (697 words)

	Graduate Recruitment Bureau - Graduate Jobs UK: Graduate Recruiter profiles
		Wholly owned by Alvis plc, Alvis Vickers was created in October 2002, following the merger of the former Alvis Vehicles Ltd and Vickers Defence Systems.
		Alvis Vickers occupies a world-leading position as a supplier of integrated, high technology land-based defence systems and support equipment.
		With its subsidiary Alvis Bridging in Wolverhampton, Alvis Vickers employs over 1,100 personnel in the UK in a range of design, project, manufacturing and commercial engineering and business support positions.
	www.grb.uk.com /8.0.html?company=843 (175 words)

	Boxer vs Patria AMV 8X8 ? - www.ezboard.com
		Alvis plc is pleased to announce that its UK subsidiary, Alvis Vickers, has today been selected as winner of the competition to supply the Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) for the British Army.
		Alvis Vickers is well placed to play a leading role in this project, and success in this, together with work on FCLV, will provide a strong medium and long-term UK workload for Alvis Vickers.
		And UK company Alvis Vickers has been chosen to build the Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV), a new airportable protected scouting vehicle which will play a key role in support of FRES in the new mix of forces.
	p073.ezboard.com /ftheglobalpoliticsandmilitaryforumfrm12.showMessage?topicID=347.topic (1147 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vickers was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc in 1999 for £576m ($1.03Bn.) The Vickers marine propulsion product range complemented the Rolls-Royce offering, transforming the group into the global leader in marine power systems.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers (1108 words)

	Commercial Credit Report for Alvis plc (UK) - Report Preview
		Alvis plc is an international manufacturer of armored fighting vehicles and other specialty military vehicles.
		The Company operates through a number of operating subsidiaries: Alvis Vickers Limited (including its Alvis Bridging Limited subsidiary), Alvis South Africa (Pty) Limited (including its Alvis OMC and Alvis Gear Ratio subsidiaries) and Alvis Hagglunds AB (including its HB Utveckling, Alvis Moelv AS and Patria Hagglunds Oy subsidiaries).
		Alvis has customers in more than 40 countries around the world.
	www.crmz.com /Report/ReportPreview.asp?BusinessId=5485822 (188 words)

	Business > Host list > Alvis Vickers
		Alvis Vickers PLC is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of armoured fighting vehicles with operations in the UK, Scandinavia and South Africa.
		Lean Manufacturing - Alvis Vickers lean manufacturing strategy is aimed at reducing build duration and eliminating waste.
		More visit dates for Alvis Vickers to be added soon...watch this space !!!
	www.ime-wm.co.uk /business/host/Alvis_Vickers (322 words)

	GKN Plc
		Charlie Blakemore, Operations Director, Alvis Vickers Limited, said, "We are extremely pleased to have been selected as one of the finalists as this provides recognition of the effort and commitment of the whole Alvis Vickers workforce and in particular, the Operations team.
		Alvis Vickers Limited manufacturers of armoured fighting vehicles, and
		Tony Lindsay, Director and General Manager of GKN Wheels Northern European Operations, said "We are delighted to be finalists in this leading competition.
	www.gknplc.com /news/NewsItem.asp?LastPage=NewsHome&NewsID=196 (417 words)

	SOS - Support Our Soldiers
		Alvis Vickers Limited was created in 2002, following Alvis plc& acquisition of Vickers Defence Systems from Rolls Royce, when the UK businesses of Alvis Vehicles and Vickers Defence were consolidated.
		Alvis Vickers has designed, engineered and manufactured over 90% of all armoured vehicles in service with the British Army including Challenger 2, Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicles, Warrior, Saxon, Saracen, Scorpion as well as military bridging systems known as BR90.
		Alvis Vickers Limited is part of the Alvis Group of companies, Europe’s leading armoured vehicle manufacturer.
	www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk /sponsors.html (323 words)

	What Value is Image?
		The Defence Systems business of Vickers PLC traces its history back to 1847, when W G Armstrong, later Lord Armstrong, established an engineering works on Tyneside to manufacture his newly invented hydraulic machinery.
		Another first included the tank in World War I. In 1897, Armstrongs merged with the business of another great Victorian engineer, Sir Joseph Whitworth, to become Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. During this period the Vickers Company of Sheffield was developing along similar lines.
		In 1999 Rolls- Royce bought Vickers Defence Systems, to enhance their portfolio of civil and defence industries.
	www.design-works.co.uk /aware/dne/dfiles/Oct_2001.asp (323 words)

	Vickers
		Vickers fue adquirido por el plc de Rolls-Royce-Royce en 1999 para £576m ($1.03Bn.) La lista marina de la propulsión de Vickers lo hizo satisfecho particularmente a Rolls-Royce-Royce, transformando al grupo en el líder global en sistemas de energía marinas.
		Vickers produjo la ametralladora de Vickers, recordada cariñosamente por millares de gunners británicos de la máquina.
		Vickers había adquirido ya la compañía sueca Kamewa de la ingeniería de la nave en 1986.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/vi/Vickers.htm (687 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K.
		Alvis bought Rolls-Royce Group Plc's Vickers Defence tank- making unit in 2002.
		BAE, which has been in merger talks with U.S. contractors including General Dynamics, bought GKN Plc's 29 percent stake in Alvis for 73 million pounds last August.
		BAE had net debt of 865 million pounds and a total debt-to-capital ratio of 31 percent, compared with General Dynamics' $3.18 billion of net debt and debt-to-capital ratio of 41 percent.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=at._8.ZqGuFc&refer=uk (619 words)

	Rolls-Royce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A year later Rolls-Royce plc acquired Vickers plc for �576m.
		The main business of aircraft and marine engines remained in public ownership until 1987, when it was privatized as Rolls-Royce plc, one of many privatizations of the
		Rolls-Royce plc, the aero-engine maker, decided it would license certain essential trademarks (the Rolls-Royce name and logo) not to VW but to BMW, with whom it had recently had joint business ventures.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rolls-Royce (619 words)

	Encyclopedia: Vickers
		Vickers plc was the remainder of the Vickers company after the privatisation of three of its four operating groups; aviation (50% share of British Aircraft Corporation in 1977), shipbuilding (Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group in 1977) and steel.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September 1911.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vickers (707 words)

	BMW serves ultimatum on Vickers' Rolls-Royce - May 8, 1998
		Such is BMW's latest fighting posture as it wrestles to loosen the hammerlock of Volkswagen AG's $715 million takeover bid for Vickers Plc's Rolls-Royce Motor unit.
		"Ultimately, they will have to thrash it out with Rolls-Royce Plc."
		The Rolls parent also insisted the sale and the issue of future rights to the Rolls brand are separate matters.
	money.cnn.com /1998/05/08/deals/bmw (707 words)

	VW wins battle with BMW for Rolls-Royce - May 7, 1998
		Current Rolls-Royce owner Vickers Plc announced the deal Thursday afternoon.
		NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Scoring a surprising coup, Volkswagen AG on Thursday snatched control of luxury British carmaker Rolls-Royce Plc after its $705 million (430 million British pounds) bid topped an offer from fellow German automaker BMW.
		Rolls Royce designs, manufactures and sells luxury motor cars under the Rolls-Royce and Bentley marques.
	money.cnn.com /1998/05/07/deals/rolls (707 words)

	The General Electric Company plc - Freepedia
		1995 - Acquires Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.
		1989 - Power engineering interests separated off into the joint-venture company GEC Alsthom, which in 1998 becomes independent as Alstom.
	en.freepedia.org /GEC.html (143 words)

	Ship Technology - Thames Fisher - Tanker
		The 4,500dwt Thames Fisher is the first of three vessels being built at the Vickers Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness for James Fisher Tankships Limited.
		Copyright 2005 SPG Media Limited a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC
		It also has a 3,200mm diameter CP propeller, as well as the 600 AGSCKP main engine gearbox.
	www.ship-technology.com /projects/thames (685 words)

	Parametric Technology Receives $1 million order for Pro/ENGINEER^® software and services from Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd.
		VSEL, a member of the United Kingdom's GEC plc group of companies, is a world leader in both marine and land systems with emphasis on the design and construction of modern, highly sophisticated nuclear submarines, surface ships and large canon artillery weapon systems.
		software and services from Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd.
		The value of this defense contract to VSEL, including initial production options, is $150 million with a total program value of up to $1.5 billion.
	www.ptc.com /company/news/press/releases/19970326vickers.htm (441 words)

	Primer cartridge leader for guns - Patent 5544563
		Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd. (Cumbria); Royal Ordinance PLC (Nottingham)
		A fourth member, such as a ramming rod (19), may be provided to move the first member into the guide and thence into the aperture as the fourth member advances from a first to a second position.
		A primer loader for feeding a primer cartridge into a chamber in a breech block of a gun, which primer loader comprises:
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5544563.html (6202 words)

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