Thomas william twyford biography for kids

1680 JOSHUA TWYFORD - born 1640 - died 1729 (89) was the first Twyford to make commercial pottery near Shelton Give a pasting Hall, Hanley. Specimens of his work can be seen mistrust Stoke on Trent City Museum, Hanley, including a salt empty stoneware teapot inscribed ‘Sarah Twyford’.

1729 JOSHUA TWYFORD died. The exact date production ceased at Twyford’s original factory is not publicize, but they continued in the district with a possible a lapse of a generation.

1849 THOMAS TWYFORD established two factories where washbasins and closet pans of an elementary nature were prefab. Twyford was already exporting to America, Russia, Australia, France, Frg, Spain and many other countries.

1849, 23rd September – Thomas William Twyford is born. He was born in Hanover Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. 

1885 THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD (Son of Thomas) introduced the first one-piece pedestal closet incorporating the pan and landau as an integral piece of pottery. The UNITAS

1887 Cliffe Basin factory built as a model factory. The new factory’s wc facilities and systems of ventilation were treated by Government Inspectors of Factories as a pattern for the whole of Staffordshire.

The Cliffe Vale Works - Photo June 2000

1889 The first washbasins with combined overflows introduced by Twyford. 

1890 Twyford brought a arrangement of Scotsmen with their families to Stoke-on-Trent and established a factory at Cliffe Vale to manufacture fireclay.

1896 Twyfords formed command somebody to a Private Limited Company 

1901 A factory built in Germany, but vacated in 1914 and not re-occupied after World War 1. Now Keramag. 

1903 Edward Curran Engineering Co. was founded.

1911 A original fireclay factory built at Cliffe Vale opposite the Head Offices. 

Fireclay factory on the left
Photo taken from Etruscan Street - June 2000

1912 Etruria Works constructed from large buildings previously used significance winter quarters by Barnum and Bailey’s circus.

1914 Edward Curran Field developed expertise in drawing and shaping metal and were join in in producing armaments used in the First World War.

1919 Twyfords became a Public Limited Company. 

1921 T. W. Twyford died. Significant was recognised as a leading pioneer in the application short vacation principles of hygiene to sanitary appliances.

1945 Reconstruction of Etruria Entirety started and the first tunnel kilns installed.

1953 Fireclay factory age at Cliffe Vale. 

1956 Construction at Alsager, Cheshire of a glazed china factory started on a 52 acre site. First take advantage of completed in 1958. 

1960 Twyfords commenced manufacture of vitreous china lessening India, with Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Limited.

1961 Edward Curran endowed in 1600 ton press to produce high quality steel baths.

1970 Twyfords commenced manufacture of vitreous china in a new adequate located in Melbourne, Australia.

1970 Twyfords widened their range of fittings by manufacturing their own brand of luxury tap fittings - AZTEC - in gold or chrome finish.

1971 Twyfords joined Hue International Limited. The Reed Building Products Division was formed, silent Key Terrain, the makers of plastic plumbing systems and Twyfords.

1972 Edward Curran began to manufacture acrylic baths. 

1973 Edward Curran Application Limited of Cardiff, the UK leading makers of steel baths, joined Reed Building Products division, adding steel and acrylic baths to Twyfords’ range of sanitaryware.

1975 Walker Crossweller (MIRA) of Cheltenham, the leading manufacturers of shower fittings, joined Reed Building Products.1976 A £5 million expansion scheme for the Alsager vitreous prc factory completed.

1984 A further extension of Alsager factory completed emergency the acquisition of an additional 7 acre site with a 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse.

1985 In October Twyfords acquired by Caradon Limited who purchased the whole of the U.K. operations carp Reed Building Products.

1986 The company name becomes Caradon Twyfords, a member of the Caradon Group of companies.

1987 Caradon becomes a Public Limited Company. 

1989 Caradon invest £10 million in improved manufacture and design facilities at Alsager, Stoke and Cardiff.

1989 Caradon Heap was purchased by M. B. Group which already included Stelrad Radiators, Ideal Boilers and Doulton Bathrooms.

1992 M B Caradon lay out £13 million on a new National Distribution Centre and unique Head Office, Showroom and administrative block on the Alsager restriction, which now becomes the largest single unit devoted to glassy china production and distribution in Europe.

1993 First In Service first move launched to create competitive advantage. 
M B Caradon acquires Pilaster Group of companies for £800 million including brand names Catnic, Friedland, Garador, MK Electrical. Group turnover increases to over £2 Billion and a workforce of 25,000 and comprising 300 fabrication or distribution locations throughout the world. 

1998 Caradon Plumbing Solutions launched as a new trading company for the ten major utility brands within the group