Perkins Engines

Diesel engine manufacturer
Organization business Q2071252
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Perkins Engines

Summary

Perkins Engines is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Perkins Engines is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Perkins Engines's image is recorded as Perkins Engines - geograph.org.uk - 965975.jpg[4].
  • Perkins Engines's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Perkins Engines's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Perkins Engines's founder is recorded as Frank Perkins[7].
  • Perkins Engines's owned by is recorded as Caterpillar Inc.[8].
  • Perkins Engines's logo image is recorded as Perkins-Logo.svg[9].
  • Perkins Engines's headquarters location is recorded as Eastfield[10].
  • Perkins Engines's Commons category is recorded as Perkins Engines[11].
  • Perkins Engines's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing[12].
  • +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Perkins Engines[13].
  • Perkins Engines's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.583888888888886, 'lon': -0.2136111111111111}[14].
  • Perkins Engines's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04w73l[15].
  • Perkins Engines's location of formation is recorded as Peterborough[16].
  • Perkins Engines's parent organization or unit is recorded as Caterpillar Inc.[17].
  • Perkins Engines's official website is recorded as https://www.perkins.com[18].
  • Perkins Engines's product or material produced is recorded as diesel engine[19].
  • Perkins Engines's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[20].
  • Perkins Engines's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perkins Engines'}[21].
  • Perkins Engines's Facebook username is recorded as PerkinsEngines[22].
  • Perkins Engines's Crunchbase organization ID is recorded as perkins-engines[23].
  • Perkins Engines's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 61452[24].
  • Perkins Engines's Wikimapia ID is recorded as 5403237[25].

Body

Founding

Perkins Engines's founder is recorded as Frank Perkins[7]. +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Peterborough[16].

Operations

Perkins Engines's headquarters location is recorded as Eastfield[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Caterpillar Inc.[17].

Industry

Perkins Engines's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing[12].

Ownership

Perkins Engines's owned by is recorded as Caterpillar Inc.[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as diesel engine[19].

Why It Matters

Perkins Engines ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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