Charles Parsons (company)

Charles Parsons Private Limited
Private Company
Founded Sydney [1]
Founder Charles Leslie Parsons
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Number of locations
Australia, New Zealand, China
Key people
Charles W Parsons, Group Managing Director
Number of employees
~ 500 (2014)
Website http://www.charlesparsons.com

Charles Parsons, founded 1915, is a privately held Australian-based textile company. There are 20 offices around the world, including offices in Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, and Fiji.[2]

The company was founded by Charles Leslie Parsons. The first office was at Kent House in Liverpool Street, Sydney. By 1955 Charles Parsons had offices operating in most states of Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. In 1999 the first office in China was opened, in Shanghai.

References

  1. http://www.charlesparsons.com/about/our-history/
  2. "Change in style for Charles Parsons". Australia Business Intelligence. 17 April 2002 via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).


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