Williams and Williams
of Reliance Works, Chester. Telephone: Chester 765/7. Telegraphic Address: "Reliance, Chester"
1910 Private company.
1926 Patent - Improvements in or relating to windows. [1]
1928 Company made public.
1930s Acquired George Wragge
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Metal Windows and Doors of all types for every class of building. (Stand No. B.413) [2]
1953 Patent - Improvements in or relating to glazing bars. [3]
1957 Rofton modular partitioning[4]
1961 Manufacturers of metal window frames, doors and patent glazing. 2,750 UK employees. 6,000 employees worldwide. [5]
1962 Williams and Williams Ltd was incorporated to acquire certain business and assets of Williams and Williams (Reliance Holdings) Ltd[6]
1968 Merger with another aluminium window and building products group, Heywood-Helliwell[7]
1968 Builder of Rofton steel homes. Acquired (sic) by British Steel Corporation as part of the expansion of its South Wales group into building products[8]
1969 The name of the company was changed to Heywood Williams Ltd