This is a list of notable companies that were founded in Lincolnshire, England or have a large presence in the county as a major employer. The official headquarters or registered office may be elsewhere.
The list is split into two main sections: current companies, and defunct companies that are no longer in business in their original form.
Current companies
Headquartered in Lincolnshire Batemans Brewery - Brewer Bourne Publishing Group - Magazines Clugston Group - Construction and distribution (Liquidated) Delaine Bus Company Dynamic Cassette International Eminox - Stainless steel exhaust systems Extra (service areas) - Roadside service area operator F1Group - IT Services, IT Support and Business Improvement through Digital Transformation Falcon Cycles - Bicycle manufacturer Findus - Frozen food Interflora - UK arm of franchised florists selling flowers by post and retail stores Lincs FM Group - Local radio operator Linpac - Packaging founded in county Nisa - Food distribution and corner shop 'brand' Oldrids - Department store chain, including the Downtown brand ParkPilot AI - AI platform for the UK holiday park and leisure industry Peter Lind & Company - Builders Ross Group - Frozen foods company Splash About - toddler and children's swimwear brand Stagecoach in Lincolnshire - Local operating division for Stagecoach Group (took over several local bus companies including Lincolnshire RoadCar) Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes TWB Electrical LTD - Electrical Contracting Unwins Engineering - Engineering and Fabrication Young's Bluecrest - Frozen food processors
Major presence in Lincolnshire British Steel - Formerly Tata and Corus Group plc Siemens - Formerly Rustons Gas Turbines
Founded in Lincolnshire The Cheese Shop, Louth - Artisan delicatessen
Defunct companies (former) Allis-Chalmers - Tractors and construction machinery factory Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company - Absorbed into British Steel Corporation, now Corus Aveling-Barford - Former engineering company based in Grantham Aveling and Porter - Steam rollers (became Aveling-Barford) Autocast - Non-ferrous foundry in Bourne, supplying casings to the car industry Blackstone & Co - Blacksmiths and early engine manufacturer BMARC - Former armaments designer and manufacturer British Racing Motors (BRM) - Racing cars Chandlers Oil & Gas - now owned by WCF and known as WCF Chandlers Clayton & Shuttleworth - former steam and agricultural machinery builders English Racing Automobiles - Former race car builder Field Marshall - Brand of tractors built by Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd of Gainsborough Marshall, Sons & Co. - Former steam engine and tractor manufacturer Priestman Brothers - Crane and excavator builders Rinovia Steam Fishing Company Ltd. - Former fish distribution company Richard Hornsby & Sons - Former engineering firm Ruston (engine builder) - Former stationary engine and locomotive manufacturer Ruston, Proctor and Company - Former steam engine builder Ruston-Bucyrus - Former manufacturer of excavators and steam shovels William Foster & Co. - Former agricultural engineer and steam engine builder Think Accounting Ltd. - Former payroll and accounts firm for Hgv drivers and oil rig workers.
See also Top Track 100 Top Track 250
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