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| Industry | machinery industry and plant construction  |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1770 |
| Defunct | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Werneth, Oldham, England |
Key people | Henry Platt |
| Products | Textile-processing machinery |
Number of employees | 15,000 |
Platt Brothers, also known as Platt Bros & Co Ltd, was a British company based at Werneth in Oldham, North West England. The company manufactured textile machinery and were iron founders and colliery proprietors. By the end of the 19th century, the company had become the largest textile machinery manufacturer in the world, employing more than 12,000 workers.[1]