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Parr & Co Ltd was established in 1871 and was originally situated on the waterfront of the port; where blacksmiths threw their lunch crusts to the seagulls swimming in the sea below. Since then Parr & Co Ltd has grown and diversified into one of South Canterbury’s most well known and respected engineering companies, yet still retains the same attributes for engineering excellence. Parr & Co Ltd has been in the forefront of the mechanical engineering, with one of the blacksmiths, Mr. Stevenson, manufacturing the engine crankshaft for the original Richard Pearse aircraft which is thought to have flown at Waitohi in 1903 Steelwork in Timaru's "Arcade" was another unique job that saw Parr & Co Ltd fabricate and install the complex steelwork that stands in the arcade today. Parr & Co Ltd has built over six commercial fishing trawlers and cray fishing boats, some of which are still sought after vessels, fishing competitively along side some of the most modern vessels in use today. More recently; Parr & Co designed and built the covered stage area over the iconic Sound Shell, situated on Caroline Bay. Parr & Co continues to be involved in major projects locally in South Canterbury, from irrigation pipe work consisting of 1.8 meter diameter steel pipes, to boiler installations on new and existing dairy company sites. You will continue to see Parr & Co help build and develop South Canterbury for hundreds of years to come. |
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