Parsons Mathway Marine started life as the Parsons Engine Company formed in the early 1900's and based itself at town quay in Southampton England.

Parsons main roll was to build engines based on the Ford petrol and then later diesel engines. Parsons bought the engine from Fords, completely dismantled them then after their modifications had been added they rebuilt the engines. As time went on Parsons also developed their own gearboxes, at first these were built for many applications such as pump houses, tanks and various other requirements before being asked to build for the war office marine sector due to there robust but simple workings. These gearboxes were of the epicycle motion allowing for very little wearing parts giving greater reliability. After the war Parsons continued to supply to the Ministry of defence but then also to other engine manufacturers such as, Rolls Royce, Perkins, Enfield, Russell Newbury, Lister, Petters and many more.

Parsons also developed their own exhaust mixer boxes of different sizes as well as clutched pumps. In the later years of the 60's and 70's manufacturing and productions slowed with the growing influx of other engines and gearboxes from America, Italy and Germany. In the 70's Parsons stopped manufacturing their engines and gearboxes but continued to repair both and manufacture the exhaust mixer boxes. At this point in time Parsons became part of the British Polar Engine Company, who also owned Mathway Marine steering.

Mathway Marine Steering had begun manufacture back in the mid 1900's and was one of the only steering manufacturers in the UK supplying the war office (MOD) and major commercial and leisure ship/boat builders, e.g. Vosper Thornycroft, RNLI, Camper & Nicholson Moody's, William Osbourns and Berthon Boats.

As well as this robust, positive steering Mathway also manufacture one of the most robust gearboxes, designed for the MOD and used in conjunction with the Rolls Royce engines in vessels such as the RAF air sea rescue triple screw vessels RAF sea plane tenders Motor torpedo boats and many other commercial vessels.

In the early 1980's Mr "Ivor Jenkins" then employed by British Polar engines in Glasgow was the manager for Parsons and Mathway and brought both companies together to become Parsons Mathway Marine, which for many years was based at the Hamble. In the late 1980's Mr Jenkins purchased the company from British Polar and continued running the company at the Hamble until ill health forced a company move to Fareham and nearer to home, in 1999 Mr Jenkins retired in good health leaving the day to day running to his son who has continued to repair Parsons Gearboxes and the manufacturing of Mathway steering and exhaust mixer boxes.

In 2008 it was decided that at 74 years of age Mr Jenkins would sell the business to someone who would be able to develop the business further. In April 2008 Mr Johnson, Managing Director, HQB Sports & Leisure Ltd, bought the business and with a further move Parsons Mathway Marine is now based at Quarley near Andover in Hampshire, UK and is now part of the HQB Sports & Leisure group.

Mr Mark Jenkins retained his position of Marine Development Manager & Chief Engineer within the new marine set up at HQB Sport & Leisure Ltd. as the specialist knowledge and practical workings of both Parsons & Mathway products lay on his shoulders only.

Parsons Mathway Marine is still a house hold name within the commercial and leisure sectors of the marine industry not only here in the UK but around the world as well.