John Cockerill (company)

The John Cockerill Company was a Belgian iron, steel and manufacturing company based in Seraing in the region of Liège, founded by the British industrialist family fathered by William Cockerill. From 1825 the owner was John Cockerill and the company known as John Cockerill & Cie., after John Cockerill's death in Warsaw after a business trip to Russia raising funds to save the company from bankruptcy in 1840 the company became state owned, and from 1842 known as Société anonyme pour l'Exploitation des Etablissements John Cockerill.

John Cockerill (company)

The John Cockerill Company was a Belgian iron, steel and manufacturing company based in Seraing in the region of Liège, founded by the British industrialist family fathered by William Cockerill. From 1825 the owner was John Cockerill and the company known as John Cockerill & Cie., after John Cockerill's death in Warsaw after a business trip to Russia raising funds to save the company from bankruptcy in 1840 the company became state owned, and from 1842 known as Société anonyme pour l'Exploitation des Etablissements John Cockerill.