1849 - The Twyfords Sanitaryware Company was established
1849 - 1872 Thomas Twyford
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| Thomas Twyford from an oil painting Artist: unknown Date: unknown |
1872 - 1921 Thomas William Twyford
Photographic portrait from 1912. Animated in 2021.
1921 - 1935 J T Webster
J. T. Webster lived at "Shallowford House, Stone, Staffordshire - Shallowford House is a stunning 19th century building, and was the private home of the Webster family. Now a 'Retreat and Conference Centre'. More here > https://www.shallowfordhouse.org/
1935 - 1949 E H Bailey
1921 - 1935 J T Webster
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| J T Webster |
J. T. Webster lived at "Shallowford House, Stone, Staffordshire - Shallowford House is a stunning 19th century building, and was the private home of the Webster family. Now a 'Retreat and Conference Centre'. More here > https://www.shallowfordhouse.org/
1935 - 1949 E H Bailey
Bailey stayed on as Chairman after retiring as MD in 1948/9. He died 1950. He started with company aged 14 in 1899.
1949 - 1967 Jack R T Hay
1967 - 1971* Harry F H Barclay (first appointed to the Board in 1962, then Assistant MD in 1964 and Joint MD in 1965)
1971 - Change of ownership. Twyford becomes part of Reed International - Building Products division.
1971* - 1976* Norman Richards
1976* - 1985* Geoffrey M Yates
1985 - Change of ownership. Management Buyout. Caradon formed.
1985 - 1987 Les Tench
1987 - 1989 Alan Heeks
1989 - Change of ownership. M.B.Group, who own Stelrad Doulton, purchase Caradon.
1989 - 1989 Tim Walker
1989 - 28 May 1993 Nigel Worne
1993- Change of ownership. MB Caradon acquired by Pillar Group.
5 July 1993 - 20 January 1995 Gavin Charles McLean (Chris Kitching, Deputy MD)
1 September 1995 - 31 December 1998 Charles Raymond Young
1998 - Caradon Plumbing Solutions launched as a new trading company.
30 June 1999 - 16 June 2000 Naomi Thomas
2000 Nov - Change of ownership. Caradon Plumbing Solutions purchased by HSBC Private Equity.
2000 - 7 March 2002 Mark Ian Pickering
2001 Jan - Change of ownership. HSBC sold Twyford Bathrooms to the SANITEC Corporation of Helsinki, Finland.
2001 Jul - Change of ownership. Sanitec aquired by BC Partners.
2002 - 2007 Alan Derek Brown
2005 Apr - Change of ownership. Sanitec acquired by EQT Private Equity.
2007 - 1 April 2011 Michael Gerard Conlon
August 2011 - Twyford's Alsager factory ceases production
1 April 2011 - 2 July 2014 John Kenneth Blackburn - General Manager (Director)
26 September 2014 - 23 November 2015 April Brent William Hudson - General Manager (Director)
2015 Feb - Change of ownership. Sanitec merges with Geberit who purchase all Sanitec stock
7 April 2015 - ...... Mark Larden MD
23 November 2015 - Termination of appointment of Brent William Hudson as a director.
23 December 2015 - Twyford Bathrooms name is changed to Geberit Service.
6 October 2016 - Derek Gallimore becomes a Director of Geberit Service.
OWNERSHIP of the Company
*DATES Need confirming
More details at Companies House > https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00546129/filing-history?page=1
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| E H Bailey in 1924 |
1949 - 1967 Jack R T Hay
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| Jack R T Hay |
1967 - 1971* Harry F H Barclay (first appointed to the Board in 1962, then Assistant MD in 1964 and Joint MD in 1965)
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| Harry F H Barclay in 1966 |
1971 - Change of ownership. Twyford becomes part of Reed International - Building Products division.
1971* - 1976* Norman Richards
1985 - Change of ownership. Management Buyout. Caradon formed.
1985 - 1987 Les Tench
1987 - 1989 Alan Heeks
1989 - Change of ownership. M.B.Group, who own Stelrad Doulton, purchase Caradon.
1989 - 1989 Tim Walker
1989 - 28 May 1993 Nigel Worne
1993- Change of ownership. MB Caradon acquired by Pillar Group.
5 July 1993 - 20 January 1995 Gavin Charles McLean (Chris Kitching, Deputy MD)
1 September 1995 - 31 December 1998 Charles Raymond Young
1998 - Caradon Plumbing Solutions launched as a new trading company.
30 June 1999 - 16 June 2000 Naomi Thomas
2000 Nov - Change of ownership. Caradon Plumbing Solutions purchased by HSBC Private Equity.
2000 - 7 March 2002 Mark Ian Pickering
2001 Jan - Change of ownership. HSBC sold Twyford Bathrooms to the SANITEC Corporation of Helsinki, Finland.
2001 Jul - Change of ownership. Sanitec aquired by BC Partners.
2002 - 2007 Alan Derek Brown
2005 Apr - Change of ownership. Sanitec acquired by EQT Private Equity.
2007 - 1 April 2011 Michael Gerard Conlon
August 2011 - Twyford's Alsager factory ceases production
1 April 2011 - 2 July 2014 John Kenneth Blackburn - General Manager (Director)
26 September 2014 - 23 November 2015 April Brent William Hudson - General Manager (Director)
2015 Feb - Change of ownership. Sanitec merges with Geberit who purchase all Sanitec stock
7 April 2015 - ...... Mark Larden MD
23 November 2015 - Termination of appointment of Brent William Hudson as a director.
23 December 2015 - Twyford Bathrooms name is changed to Geberit Service.
6 October 2016 - Derek Gallimore becomes a Director of Geberit Service.
OWNERSHIP of the Company
First 122 years - 2 owners
Last 30 years - 10 owners
MANAGEMENT of the Company
First 127 years - 6 Managing Directors
Last 15 years - 6 Managing Directors
*DATES Need confirming
More details at Companies House > https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00546129/filing-history?page=1
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