as nyse tkr bse 522113 nse timken industry manufacturing founded st. louis missouri usa 1899 founder henry timken headquarters jackson township ohio united states number of locations 187 90 offices 62 plants service centers 9 warehouse distribution centers 14 additional shipping centers 12 technology engineering centers 1 area served worldwide key people john m. timken jr. non executive chairman of the board of directors richard g. kyle president & ceo products bearings 2 revenue us 3.1 billion fy 2014 3 operating income us 208.4 million fy 2014 3 net income us 146.8 million fy 2014 3 total assets us 3.0 billion fy 2014 3 total equity us 1.58 billion fy 2014 3 number of employees 14 709 3 website www.timken.com the timken company is a global manufacturer of bearings and related components and assemblies . 4 timken operates in 28 countries . contents 1 company history 2 company overview 3 british timken 4 present day operations 5 notable partnerships 6 references 7 external links company history edit further information timken roller bearing company in 1898 henry timken obtained a patent for the tapered roller bearing and in 1899 incorporated as the timken roller bearing axle company in st. louis . in 1901 the company moved to canton ohio as the automobile industry began to overtake the carriage industry . timken and his two sons chose this location because of its proximity to the american car manufacturing centers of detroit and cleveland and the american steel making centers of pittsburgh and cleveland . in 1917 the company began its steel and tube making operations in canton to vertically integrate and maintain better control over the steel used in its bearings . world war i had created an increase in demand for steel affecting its supply and price in the market . 5 some uk steam locomotives also used roller bearings . the lms turbomotive was fitted with timken roller bearings and they also were retrofitted to some of the lms coronation class . 6 in 2014 the company changed its corporate structure the roller bearing producing part of the company was separated from the steel producing part of the company resulting in two separate companies . 7 the timken company continues to manufacture roller bearings while timkensteel produces steel . company overview edit the timken company brands includes timken fafnir philadelphia gear interlube and drives . 7 timken is a member of world bearing association wba a non profit and unincorporated industrial association . british timken offices and works in northampton england in 2001 prior to demolition a few years later . british timken edit british timken was established in chester road aston birmingham in 1937 to manufacture tapered roller parallel roller and ball bearings . in world war ii a shadow factory was built in 1941 on a green field site at duston in northamptonshire to produce roller bearings . at its peak over 4 000 people were employed in the factory . in 2002 the duston works were closed and the site cleared for housing with production moving to poland . 8 9 present day operations edit in 2003 the company acquired its largest domestic competitor in the bearing business the torrington company of torrington connecticut . in 2007 it acquired the purdy corporation of manchester connecticut . renamed timken aerospace transmissions it is part of the timken aerospace & defense division headquartered in lebanon new hampshire . the company also manufactured test equipment for various purposes including properties of lubricating oil . this resulted in the company lending its name to the industry standard timken ok load metric . timken has been present in india since 1987 and has production facilities in chennai and jamshedpur . 10 additionally timken also has an it support center in bangalore . 11 12 notable partnerships edit a supply agreement for garlock klozure oil seals by and bearing isolators . 13 references edit locations . timken company . products . timken company . a b c d e f timken co. tkr . yahoo finance . about us the timken company information and much more from answers.com stanier locomotives on steamindex.com a b pritchard edd june 30 2014 . canton repository . retrieved oct 2 2014 . british industrial history accessed 1 january 2012 british timken to axe 950 jobs bbc news 26 april 2001 accessed 1 january 2012 timken opens third indian facility in chennai to cater to global markets . 22 april 2008 . http articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com 2012 11 12 news 35067221 1 stock market timken india growth path press release http www.timken.com en in about timkeninindia pages home.aspx bloomberg news release external links edit company site jan 1945 1947 sep 1947 and mar 1951 advertisements for timken axles and brakes v t e automotive industry in the united states automotive industry economy of the united states transportation in the united states american vehicle manufacturers list agco challenger tractor massey ferguson allied specialty vehicles 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