Hallam Sleigh and Cheston
of Bagot Street, Birmingham
1898 Company founded.
1900-1940s Sometime in this period they were makers of sliding seat mechanisms.
1929 Various accessories and fittings sold under the Widney name, including drop-window mechanism for saloon coaches, seat fittings, ventilators, revolving ashtrays, etc.[1]
1947 Private company.
1951 Widney brand.
1953 Company made public.
1961 Products include windows for omnibuses, railway coaches and motor vehicles. Simplastic glazing process used in vehicle window and windscreen manufacture. 800 employees. [2]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Mechanisms for adjustable seats. [3]
1982 The company was making losses and cut its workforce in half to save money. There was a rights issue in April[4]. Presumably at this point the name of the group was changed to Widney which first announced its interim results in August[5].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Commercial Motor 29th October 1929
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ The Times Apr. 22, 1982
- ↑ The Times Aug. 6, 1982
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0