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Rotork plc is a British-based manufacturing company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. ==History== The Company was established as a small engineering workshop in Bristol in the 1940s. In 1945 it was acquired by ''Frenchay Products'' led by Jeremy Fry. It made its first actuator in 1952.〔(Rotork Joins The Watch List ) Motley Fool, 14 August 2003〕 In 1957 Rotork moved to Bath, initially operating from Widcombe Manor, Jeremy Fry’s home, with 12 staff. In 1962 it moved into a new production plant in Newbridge, Bath, which remains the company's headquarters. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1968 as Rotork Controls.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ROTORK PLC ORD 5P - London Stock Exchange )〕 ''Protech Instruments & Systems'', an instrumentation company, was purchased in 1985 to expedite the development of ''Pakscan'', a digital bus control system for actuators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profile of the International Valve Industry )〕 In 1999 it bought ''Fluid System Srl'', an Italian actuator business, in 2000 it bought ''Skilmatic'' in Leeds〔 and in 2002 it acquired ''Jordan Controls'', a United States actuator business.〔 It started operating in Sweden in 2008 with the purchase of ''Remote Control''.〔(Rotork acquires Remote Control Sweden ) Waste and Watewater, 28 February 2008〕 In 2009 the company acquired ''Flow-Quip'', 〔(Rotork buys Flow-Quip Controls for $8m ) IB Times, 9 November 2009〕 and in 2010 ''Ralph A. Hillier'', US-based businesses.〔(Rotork acquires Ralph A. Hillier Company ) VMA, 24 May 2010〕 In 2011 Rotork Servo Controles de Mexico S.A. de C.V. became fully owned by Rotork after being part-owned since the 1970s.〔(Rotork Acquires Servo Controles de Mexico S.A. de C.V. )〕 Shortly afterwards Rotork purchased Valco Valves Automation AS, Rotork’s long term sales and service agent in Norway, now renamed Rotork Norway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rotork purchases Valco Valves Automation AS )〕 Rotork acquired K-Tork International Inc., based in Dallas, and Centork Valve Control S.L., a Spanish actuator manufacturer based near San Sebastián.〔(Rotork Acquires K-Tork International Inc. and Centork Valve Control S.L. )〕 In 2011 Fairchild Industrial Products in North Carolina was acquired, and the Rotork Instruments division created. In the UK Prokits was purchased and merged with Rotork Valvekits. In 2012 Italian switchbox manufacturer Soldo Srl was added to Rotork Instruments and in 2013 the German actuator manufacturer Schischek was purchased. Flowco in the UK and Renfro associates in the USA were further acquisitions in 2013, both adding to the company’s service capabilities, and the Italian actuator manufacturer GT Attuatori Srl was also purchased. In 2014 Rotork Instruments acquired Young Tech Co. Ltd. (YTC), a Korean instrumentation manufacturer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rotork」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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