Foster Wheeler Fonds, 1944-1980 (non-inclusive)
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Adams, Anne
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7 cm. (1/4 box) containing correspondence, clippings, press releases and flyers. Also included are 4 b&w photos.
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Foster Wheeler was a Swiss global engineering conglomerate formed in 1927 from a merger of the Power Specialty Company and the Wheeler Condenser and Engineering Company. The original focus of the company was the manufacture of boilers and related equipment.
Foster Wheeler is now an international engineering, construction and management company which focuses on engineering, procurement and construction. They are recognized for their expertise in heavy oil and steam assisted gravity drainage (SADG). It is comprised of 2 business groups, a Global Engineering and Construction (E&C) Group and a Global Power Group.
The Foster Wheeler plant on Glendale Ave. in St. Catharines is advertised as engineers, fabricators and constructors of industrial steam generators and heat transfer equipment.