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Ferranti International PLC or simply Ferranti was a UK-based electrical engineering and equipment firm that operated for over a century, from 1885 until its bankruptcy in 1993. At its peak, Ferranti was a significant player in power grid systems, defence electronics, and computing, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferranti | Defunct | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) (the Belgian subsidiary lives on as Ferranti Computer Systems and as of 1994 is part of the Nijkerk Holding) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Fate | Bankrupt & broken up | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Founded | 1882; 144 years ago (1882) (as Ferranti, Thompson and Ince); 1885 (as S. Z. de Ferranti); 1901 (as Ferranti Ltd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Headquarters | Hollinwood, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Industry | Electronics & Defence | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Key people | Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Successor | GEC-Marconi, Matra Marconi Space | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ferranti | Type | Public | 1.00 | infobox |
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