The Lister legacy
It looks like Lister Petter is moving out of Dursley after nearly 150 years in the town.
A move to Tewkesbury is on the cards... their present building on the Littlecombe site isn't fit for purpose. Here's a selection of comments from Friday's Breakfast Show about the manufacturing company's impact across the world.
Jason in Cinderford collects Lister engines and restores them. He has 5 in total. 2 are in working order in his back garden... he has a Lister 'a' & a Lister 'd'... he keeps them as ornaments.
Clive in Gloucester says he was visiting a factory in Durban, South Africa where Lister engines were used...
Les from Stonehouse worked for Listers for almost 50 years... he said there is not a country in the world where you would not find a Lister engine... says they are the most collected engines anywhere.
Alec in Gloucester said during the " Boxer Rebellion" his uncle found a Lister diesel engine in a Chinese town ...helping to pump in the water supply
John in Gotherington told us he and his wife saw a Lister butter churn at Disneyland in Florida.
Pete in Dursley said at one point they made 95% of the engines used by our fishing fleets.

Hi, I'm Mark Cummings. Every day I explore all things Gloucestershire on my breakfast show. The stories, the people, the history, the news - the complete package of what makes the county tick. On the show, and on this blog, we share our knowledge, stories and experiences to celebrate life in Gloucestershire.
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