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class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category">Civil engineering</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">13&#160;July&#160;1937<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1937-07-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Lindsay_Parkinson" title="Albert Lindsay Parkinson">Albert Lindsay Parkinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">4&#160;September&#160;1974<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtend itvend">1974-09-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Bought by Fairclough</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data">Leonard Fairclough &amp; Son (<a href="/wiki/AMEC" class="mw-redirect" title="AMEC">AMEC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">Lindsay House, 88 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, SW15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">UK, Australia, Egypt, Cyprus, Portugal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category">Road construction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Estate" title="Wentworth Estate">Wentworth Estate</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sir Lindsay Parkinson &amp; Company Ltd</b>, commonly known as <b>Sir Lindsay Parkinson &amp; Co. Ltd</b> or <b>Lindsay Parkinson</b>, was a civil engineering company in the UK. It was responsible for the construction of a significant part of the UK motorway network, including elements of the M4 and the M6. It was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Fairclough_%26_Son" title="Leonard Fairclough &amp; Son">Leonard Fairclough &amp; Son</a> in 1974. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg/220px-A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg/330px-A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/A_Lindsay_Parkinson_by_Ernest_Townsend_1918.jpg 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="544" /></a><figcaption>A. Lindsay Parkinson by <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Townsend" title="Ernest Townsend">Ernest Townsend</a>, 1918</figcaption></figure> <p>The original name of the firm, registered about 1877, was <b>Jacob Parkinson and Company</b>, and Jacob operated a joiner's shop in <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>. His four sons worked in the business, one of whom was the eponymous <a href="/wiki/Albert_Lindsay_Parkinson" title="Albert Lindsay Parkinson">Lindsay Parkinson</a>. Joinery developed into general building work and in the early 1900s Parkinson's contracts included the Talbot Hotel and the <a href="/wiki/Alhambra,_Blackpool" title="Alhambra, Blackpool">Alhambra Theatre</a> in Blackpool. A contract to work on the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle" title="Theatre Royal, Newcastle">Theatre Royal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a> led to the opening of an office in that city; a number of theatres were built in other towns in the north and the midlands. By the time of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the company had a London office.<sup id="cite_ref-Way_Forward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Way_Forward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The war expanded the range of contracts to include aerodromes and railway sidings. When peace came, the firm became involved in large-scale housing schemes (including the Parkinson-Kahn reinforced concrete house) and a wider range of civil engineering work – including new trunk roads. Lindsay Parkinson was knighted for public services and the company took on his new name.<sup id="cite_ref-Way_Forward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Way_Forward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_company">Public company</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Public company"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 July 1937, the assets were transferred to a newly-formed company, <i>Sir Lindsay Parkinson Holdings Limited</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company was initially based at the now demolished Lindsay House, 171, <a href="/wiki/Shaftesbury_Avenue" title="Shaftesbury Avenue">Shaftesbury Avenue</a>, London<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and then relocated to new offices at 6, Lambeth Road, St. George's Circus in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the <a href="/wiki/Mulberry_harbour" class="mw-redirect" title="Mulberry harbour">Mulberry harbour</a> units.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 December 1943, the Chairman of the company, Lieutenant Colonel George Westhead Parkinson MC, was killed, after his car hit a lorry at <a href="/wiki/East_Bedfont" class="mw-redirect" title="East Bedfont">Bedfont</a> on the Great South-West Road. He was aged 69. The managing director since 1937, Albert Edward Parkinson, became chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg/220px-M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg/330px-M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg/440px-M62_Eastbound_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1704239.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>M62 looking east towards the <a href="/wiki/Rakewood_Viaduct" title="Rakewood Viaduct">Rakewood Viaduct</a> </figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Takeover">Takeover</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Takeover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1974 it was taken over by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Fairclough_%26_Son" title="Leonard Fairclough &amp; Son">Leonard Fairclough &amp; Son</a>, based at Sandiway House in Northwich.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_projects">Major projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Major projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structures">Structures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Structures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No.3_Fish_Dock" class="mw-redirect" title="No.3 Fish Dock">No.3 Fish Dock</a>, Grimsby<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basildon_University_Hospital" title="Basildon University Hospital">Basildon Hospital</a>, completed in 1973<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a> Lancaster bypass, completed in 1960<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>M6 junctions 8 (<a href="/wiki/Bescot" title="Bescot">Bescot</a>) to 10 (<a href="/wiki/Darlaston" title="Darlaston">Darlaston</a>), completed in 1971<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M62_motorway" title="M62 motorway">M62</a>, <a href="/wiki/A56_road" title="A56 road">A56</a> to A672 (<a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill_(Pennines)" title="Windy Hill (Pennines)">Windy Hill</a>), completed in 1971<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ellesmere Port motorway <a href="/wiki/M53_motorway" title="M53 motorway">M53</a>, completed in 1972<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M4_motorway" title="M4 motorway">M4</a> <a href="/wiki/Crick,_Monmouthshire" title="Crick, Monmouthshire">Crick</a> to <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a> (23 to 24), completed in 1966<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)">M1</a> (Northern Ireland) junctions 8 to 9, completed in 1965<sup id="cite_ref-ni_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ni-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>M1 (Northern Ireland) junctions 10 to 12, completed in 1968<sup id="cite_ref-ni_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ni-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reservoirs">Reservoirs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Reservoirs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Llys_y_Fran" class="mw-redirect" title="Llys y Fran">Llys-y-Fran Dam</a>, completed in 1972<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 March</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Belfast+Telegraph&amp;rft.atitle=Tipping+Vehicles+for+a+Motorway+Construction+Contract+for+Sir+Lindsay+Parkinson+Ltd.+et+Ellesmere+Port%2C+Cheshire&amp;rft.date=1973-04-07&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk%2Fviewer%2Fbl%2F0002318%2F19730407%2F550%2F0014&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=64lCAQAAIAAJ"><i>The Railway &amp; Shipping Journal</i></a>. Vol.&#160;64–65. 1964. p.&#160;21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 March</span> 2023</span>. <q>Work is commencing on the construction of the 9 mile Crick to Newport section of the London - South Wales Motorway (M4) in Monmouthshire by Sir Lindsay Parkinson &amp; Co.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+Railway+%26+Shipping+Journal&amp;rft.pages=21&amp;rft.date=1964&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D64lCAQAAIAAJ&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ni-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ni_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ni_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120606180122/http://motorwayarchive.ihtservices.co.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/motorways-in-northern-ireland/m1-belfast-to-dungannon/index.cfm">"M1 Belfast to Dungannon"</a>. The Motorway Archive Trust. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://motorwayarchive.ihtservices.co.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/motorways-in-northern-ireland/m1-belfast-to-dungannon/index.cfm">the original</a> on 6 June 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=M1+Belfast+to+Dungannon&amp;rft.pub=The+Motorway+Archive+Trust&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmotorwayarchive.ihtservices.co.uk%2Fen%2Fmotorways%2Fmotorway-listing%2Fmotorways-in-northern-ireland%2Fm1-belfast-to-dungannon%2Findex.cfm&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zGkrAQAAMAAJ"><i>Water and Water Engineering</i></a>. Vol.&#160;76. 29 October 1972. p.&#160;107.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Water+and+Water+Engineering&amp;rft.pages=107&amp;rft.date=1972-10-29&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzGkrAQAAMAAJ&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHartcup2011" class="citation book cs1">Hartcup, Guy (2011). <i>Code Name Mulberry: The Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours</i>. Pen &amp; Sword Military. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1848845589" title="Special:BookSources/978-1848845589"><bdi>978-1848845589</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Code+Name+Mulberry%3A+The+Planning+Building+and+Operation+of+the+Normandy+Harbours&amp;rft.pub=Pen+%26+Sword+Military&amp;rft.date=2011&amp;rft.isbn=978-1848845589&amp;rft.aulast=Hartcup&amp;rft.aufirst=Guy&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Lindsay_Parkinson_%26_Company&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>This way forward; a resumé and a record of building and civil engineering construction during seventy-five eventful years</i>. London: Sir Lindsay Parkinson &amp; Company. 1954.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=This+way+forward%3B+a+resum%C3%A9+and+a+record+of+building+and+civil+engineering+construction+during+seventy-five+eventful+years.&amp;rft.place=London&amp;rft.pub=Sir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company&amp;rft.date=1954&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Lindsay+Parkinson+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐web.eqiad.main‐7769799cfb‐vmd8p Cached time: 20241113104208 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [vary‐revision‐sha1, show‐toc] CPU time usage: 0.321 seconds Real time usage: 0.397 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 2244/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 31066/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 1568/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 20/100 Expensive parser function count: 3/500 Unstrip recursion depth: 1/20 Unstrip post‐expand size: 53761/5000000 bytes Lua time usage: 0.189/10.000 seconds Lua memory usage: 5174563/52428800 bytes Number of Wikibase entities loaded: 1/400 --> <!-- Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template) 100.00% 365.010 1 -total 45.55% 166.244 1 Template:Reflist 34.54% 126.089 1 Template:Infobox_company 31.48% 114.923 1 Template:Infobox 24.04% 87.762 4 Template:Cite_web 10.17% 37.109 9 Template:Cite_book 7.73% 28.230 1 Template:EngvarB 4.59% 16.760 1 Template:Authority_control 4.58% 16.730 1 Template:ISBN 4.29% 15.663 2 Template:DMCA --> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key enwiki:pcache:idhash:33867206-0!canonical and timestamp 20241113104208 and revision id 1230745220. 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