Online Catalogue last updated 15th of September 2008
Perkins Engines has commissioned this book to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the company by Frank Perkins and Charles Chapman. It charts the growth of the business from the humblest of beginnings to a position of global leadership in the supply of high-speed industrial power. The company, now part of Caterpillar Inc, enjoys a level of success that even an entrepreneurial business man and an engineering genius could not have anticipated all those years ago.
With 17 million engines sold in the last 75 years, this is a story of a unique achievement against all odds. An extraordinary account of survival, success and innovation from the early years right through to the present day. Detailing not only the company's history, but also the engines themselves.
Code No. 012848, 256 pages, ISBN 9781843063490, $82.00