User:BulldozerD11

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Hi my name is BulldozerD11 and I can also be found on Commons. I started editing on May 2008. My main interest is in articles relating to the Sheffield, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and I am an member of the Yorkshire wikiproject.

Interests
I have a wide ranging interests, stemming from a fascination with how things work and why is that done like that. Started editing after kept finding mistakes or missing info. Interested in Sheffield Area related stuff, Engineering, Buildings and Structures, Bit of history etc.

Avid reader and collector of books, on Architecture, Building, History, Maps, construction Plant & Tractors.

Also working on Creating Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki

And plan to give some articles back to wikipedia, for missing items that are included in the Tractor Wiki scope. cheers - (BulldozerD11)

Health Warning
Warning WIKIPEDIA is Highly addictive and very good at dragging you off from the original course of what you were looking at as you follow interesting links.!!!



Categories
Populate categories

Category:Companies based in Sheffield Category:Companies based in Yorkshire Category:Companies based in Derbyshire Category:Companies based in Lincolnshire Category:Companies based in Nottinghamshire
 * Add old companies to suitable categories

Tagging
Tag articles for above projects & WP Bio, WPUKgeo & WikiProject Trains (UK=yes) were appropriate

Assessment
Assist in assessing Articles for Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Sheffield & Yorkshire projects



My Creations

 * Top Track 100-100 biggest private companies list
 * Top Track 250-250 Mid-market private companies
 * Stothert & Pitt
 * Lincolnshire powerstations (Till East Mids is done)
 * User WikiProject Sheffield (adaption)
 * Ruston, Proctor and Company
 * Mappin and Webb
 * Sheffield companies Navbox list
 * Yorkshire Powerstations Navbox list
 * Blackstone & Co‎
 * Saunderson Tractor and Implement Co.‎
 * Clayton & Shuttleworth
 * Wacker Construction Equipment AG‎
 * Ruston-Bucyrus
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Sheffield Companies List Box
Seen the Box for Structures and thought it was a good idea, so have created a trial version for Sheffield Companies (see /Sandbox, as coverage of older local companies is poor, have found a few related article that were a bit orphaned, but a lot need articles creating for them. comments on the classifications to group firms in welcome.

Cleaned up & Cut down version at User:BulldozerD11/Sandbox/3 for comment, pre release.

Construction Companies List Box
List of the Top Construction firms and related industries, (derived from footsie 250 List) & Construction news Table published annually. See here : /Sandbox2

Yorkshire Powerstations Navbox
Draft of a Yorkshire and Humber powerstations box is here ; Sandbox/4- Has now Gone Live.

Interest in these Wiki Projects

 * WikiProject Sheffield - Tag any related articles with some edits if the Knowledge
 * WikiProject Companies - passing interest of firms from Local areas & Subjects of interest. Tag forproject major firms, add Infobox Company to minor companies.
 * WikiProject Derbyshire - Would Join but not editing a great HTML code page to do so !! (will tag articles of relevance). Joined after re-writing Members page in simple wiki code inplace of HTML.

Rant Bit
Aim to fill in some of the gaps in info if the AfD Wiki (Zelots) of that (article)s not worth including (as its no interest to them) dont get there first and snuff articles out (forgetting the basic 5 rules bit), but keep whole sections that are only half a story, or pure corporate publicity rip offs, but are more interested in punctuation & grammar. (rant over). Dont Delete -  It improve it, even if it just bringing it to the attention of others with the knowledge, time, or patience to sort it out. If Ive added it to a WikiProject thats why.

Wiki Looks Simple But
It all looks so simple, Just Edit and add Bits, but then you find loads of rules:- codes to add, refs to sort out, Style, Projects, Links, etc. so if i get it wrong sorry but it was done with good faith and was trying to be BOLD. Just dont get worked up about my spelling, as its not my main concern, Knowledge and information more important to me.

To Do List
Articles to write/expand or find for local Companies list:-

Sheffield Companies

 * Ancon Clark Found Under Ancon
 * Batchelors inventors of dried peas & 'Cup soup'
 * Berkart / Tinsley Wire Industries Ltd (TWIL)
 * Bramah Engineering - Aero space components (now Doncasters subsidary
 * Catterly Laser Cutting Co. - First laser cutters in Sheffield ?
 * Davey Markham - successor to two famous firms
 * Davey McKee - Rolling Mills
 * Markham & Co. - Famous Chesterfield engineering Firm. User:Tudorminstrel has created, I must add more info.
 * Doncasters - Engineering & aerospace components
 * Firth Rixson - Forgings + Engineering
 * Fletchers Bakery - Now Northern Foods
 * IFS (Sheffield) -
 * Land Pyrometers - High Tech furnace temperature measurement & Now Buildings heat loss assesment measurement instrumentation.
 * ROM (Reinforcment)
 * Tinsley Bridge - Springs
 * Wincro
 * TC Harrison
 * Kennings - Local car distributors
 * Tuffnells Parcel Express
 * Coopers (Fastners) - Bolts
 * Daniel Doncasters - Forgings & Casting History back to 1778 !!
 * Laycocks T/o By GKN then sold to LUK
 * Thos. Ward Broken up in 1990s was huge engineering group
 * Sanderson Kayser - Steel
 * Mappin and Webb Cutlers, Jewellers and Silversmiths
 * David Mellor article to expand

Various Cutlery & Tool firms
-to add articles for
 * James Dixon & Sons - One of the biggest firms there Cornish works is now the Cornish place apartments complex
 * Walker & Hall
 * Stanley Tools (GB)
 * Record Ridgeway
 * Marples
 * C&J Hampton
 * Shardlows
 * Chestermans - later merged with Rabone
 * James Neil & Co.
 * Footprint tools

Various construction Companies & Structures related items

 * Bovis
 * Proper article for Henry Boot - Currently redircts to Bio for Charles Boot
 * M J Gleeson Group Plc - founded in Sheffield national Plc
 * Powerminster - Part Gleeson
 * Mulburry Harbour
 * London Water Ring Main
 * London Sewers by Bazeget ?

Construction plant manufactures

 * NCK-Rapier - Crane maker
 * Coles Cranes
 * Stothert & Pitt Oct 08
 * Cowans Selddon cranes (rail)

Chesterfield & Derbyshire firms

 * Dema Glass
 * Trebor merged with Bassetts
 * Chesterfield Cylinders TI subsidary 1n 1970-80s
 * Bryan Donkins t/o & split up
 * Robinsons & Co
 * Sheepbridge Stokes t/o by GKN
 * Coalite (owned by Falkland Island Co at on bit)
 * Missing Tractor manufactures in the List of tractor manufacturers & List of former tractor manufacturers

Templates for Links Various subjects

 * Yorkshire coal mines
 * East Midlands coal mines
 * East Midlands Power Stations

Usefull links
(a way for me and others to get to bits of wiki without having to remember the full tittle !)
 * Sheffield Watchlist
 * Company layout proposal
 * Wiki Style Guidelines
 * Wiki Ext Link policy
 * uw-spam1Spam warning template
 * For Project Sheffield articles (now have gradings)
 * For Project Yorkshire
 * For Project Derbyshire articles
 * for full template use;

Infobox Company Company info box gives
 * For Companies Project banner

Infobox Defunct Company

Gives this (copy and past it or sust)

Iboxes For Buildings

 * For Churches use Infobox religious building
 * For Country Houses Use Infobox building

Wikiproject Cats

 * Category:Unassessed_Derbyshire_articles
 * Category:Unknown-importance_Derbyshire_articles
 * Category:Unassessed Lincolnshire articles
 * Category:Unknown-importance Lincolnshire articles