Fives-Lille was a French engineering company located at Fives, a suburb of Lille. It is now part of the Fives Group.
History
editThe company began as Parent, Schaken, Caillet et Cie [fr] in 1861.[1] The founders Basile Parent [fr] and Pierre Schaken [fr] were of Belgian origin.
The company later entered into a joint venture with Société J. F. Cail & Cie. This co-operation led to expansion and the creation of several factories. One plant, located in the district of Fives, near Lille, specialized in the construction of rails and steam locomotives. Another plant in Givors on the Rhône specialized in wheelsets for railway rolling stock.
The business developed and became, in 1865, the Compagnie de Fives - Lille, then in 1868, the limited company Compagnie de Fives-Lille pour constructions mécaniques et entreprises. It appears that the Cail company kept its separate identity and did not merge with Fives-Lille until 1958. Later, it changed its name to "Fives-Lille-Cail" and then to "Fives-Cail-Babcock" and finally to "Fives", in 2007.[2]
Preservation
edit- Fives-Lille locomotive no. 3716 is preserved at Train des mouettes [fr]
References
edit- ^ M 1877, p. 352.
- ^ "200 years of industrial progress… personal journeys". Fives. 12 April 2018.
Sources
edit- M, A (1877), "Visite aux Ateliers de la Compagnie de Fives-Lille, a Fives-Lille", Bulletin de la Société de l'Industrie Minérale, vol. VI, La Société de l'Industrie Minérale, pp. 352–367
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