Sirocco Works
Northern Irish engineering firm (1881–1999)
Sirocco Works, officially Sirocco Engineering Works, was an engineering firm based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The site is located beside Short Strand, adjacent to Bridge End and River Lagan. It was founded by Samuel Cleland Davidson in 1881 under Davidson and Co, which Sirocco was also known as.
Belfast Sirocco Works initially produced tea processing machinery. They once produced three-quarters of the world's tea processing, and lead worldwide in ventilation equipment. Sirocco Works played a significant part of Belfast's industrial revolution at the turn of the 20th century.
Sirocco Works' engineering products were used in a range of industries, including shipbuilding, manufacturing and mining. Davidson's invention, the centrifugal fan, among other parts, were installed in numerous ships, including the RMS Titanic. Their technology played a crucial role in industrial development across the globe. Sirocco became one of the leading industries for rope production, referred to as Sirocco Ropeworks.
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