and sons plc marine services worldwide type public lse fsj industry marine services founded 1847 headquarters fisher house barrow in furness uk key people charles rice chairman nick henry ceo stuart kilpatrick group finance director revenue 444.8 million 2014 1 operating income 51.5 million 2014 1 net income 40.5 million 2014 1 website www.james fisher.com www.james fisher.co.uk james fisher and sons plc lse fsj is a british provider of marine engineering services . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 sir john fisher foundation 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit the company was founded by james fisher in 1847 in barrow in furness as a ship owning business transporting haematite from the cumbrian hills . 2 in 1868 it had 70 ships 3 and by the 1870s it owned the largest coasting fleet in the united kingdom . 2 it acquired the furness shipbuilding company in 1870 but only went on to build one ship the ellie park . 3 during the 1880s it slowly moved from operating sailing ships to operating steamers . 4 it was first listed on the london stock exchange in 1952 . 5 from the 1960s the company was managed by directors with no family connection . 4 at that time it established a reputation for moving heavy equipment including even locomotives by sea . 4 by 1965 it had built its first ship suitable for transporting irradiated nuclear fuel . 5 in the 1960s the company chartered up to a dozen of its ships to the atlantic steam navigation company to operate the latter s preston based container services across the irish sea . 6 in 1984 the company acquired short sea and offshore specialists coe metcalf shipping lifting the fleet to 42 vessels and in 1996 it acquired p & o tankships ltd. 7 the company s division james fisher defence formerly operated the submarine rescue service for the royal navy and provided the scorpio 45 submersible which saved the lives of seven russian sailors in their as 28 submarine in 2005 . 8 in 2005 james fisher acquired fendercare marine solutions ltd for 12m 9 and in 2007 it acquired buchan technical services for 5m 10 and ft everard a leading competitor in the uk coastal shipping market for 35.0 m. 11 in 2013 james fisher acquired divex ltd for an initial consideration of 20m in cash plus a further maximum additional consideration of 13m linked to future profitability targets . 12 operations edit the company operates from various locations throughout the world with its corporate headquarters in barrow in furness cumbria and provides the following services 13 defence design construction and operation of rescue submarines port agency renewable energy services marine oil services offshore oil services shipping services specialist technical services sir john fisher foundation edit the sir john fisher foundation is a charitable trust established in 1980 by sir john fisher and his wife lady maria fisher in order to support good causes in the area surrounding the company s headquarters in barrow in furness . the foundation s capital fund includes its shareholding in james fisher and sons plc. the dividends paid by the company enable its trustees to make grants to charitable causes throughout the uk but with special regard to those based in and working for the benefit of people living in and around barrow in furness and surrounding area . 14 references edit a b c annual report 2014 pdf . james fisher.com . retrieved 28 march 2015 . a b heritage . james fisher.co.uk . retrieved 28 march 2015 . a b lindal & marton history . lindal in furness.co.uk . retrieved 28 march 2015 . a b c around the coast and across the seas the story of james fisher and sons journal of transport history march 2001 a b with a fair wind blowing there are profits to be made on the high seas the scotsman 6 april 2003 by road across the sea miles cowsill 1990 ferry publications marine supply boats & yachts hull & machinery insurance warehousing maritime insurance brokers fishing & aquaculture navigation ship owners . best maritime employment.info . retrieved 28 march 2015 . international cooperation saves trapped submariners james fisher acquires fendercare james fisher buys buchan technical services for gbp 4.9 m . highbeam.com . retrieved 28 march 2015 . james fisher buys everard james fisher and sons plc acquisition of divex limited james fisher capabilities the sir john fisher foundation . sirjohnfisherfoundation.org.uk . retrieved 28 march 2015 . further reading edit watson nigel round the coast and across the sea st matthews press 2000 isbn 978 0 9534101 2 5 external links edit official site sir john fisher foundation v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva 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