Timpson Timeline
June 1849
William Timpson born in Crown Yard, Rothwell, Northamptonshire
March 1865
William Timpson opens his first shop with his brother-in-law Walter Joyce at 298 Oldham Road Manchester
1870
William Timpson sets off on his own and opens his first shop at 97 Oldham Street, Manchester
1880
William Henry Farey Timpson was born in Kettering
1891
William Timpson is one of the founding members of the Kettering Golf Club
25/12/1895
Noel Mursell Timpson born in Kettering
1895
Timpson moves into new warehouses on Great Ducie St, Manchester
1896
William Henry Farey Timpson (Mr Will) joins the family business
1898
Timpson acquire its first Horse & Cart to supply the shops in and around Manchester
1903
Timpson opened its first Shoe Repair Factory
1911
William Anthony Timpson born in Didsbury, Manchester
1912
Wm Timpson became a Private Company
1912
Noel Mursell Timpson joined the company working in the Kettering Office
December 1922
William Timpson opened a new factory at North Park, Kettering
23/1/1929
William Timpson Died at his home Sunnylands in Kettering
1929
Wm Timpson Ltd became a public company
1939
The company now had 189 Shoe Shops and 11 Repair Factories
1943
William John Anthony Timpson born in Hale Barns
September 1960
Mr Will retires after 64 years with the company
September 1960
Noel Mursell Timpson died of a heart attack
12/1/1961
Mr Will died at his home in Hale Barns
1964
Timpson moved into its new Head Office in Wythenshawe, Manchester
1970
William Timpson Ltd is bought by the UDS Group
1971
The Shoe Factory in North Park, Kettering closed
1971
William James Timpson born in Knutsford
1983
John Timpson helps buy back the company from the Hanson Trust as they had just acquired the UDS Group
1986
Timpson introduces its own training programme
October 1987
Timpson purchased Shoetech the group of Shoe Repair outlets
November 1987
Timpson Shoe Repairs moves into its new home on Claverton Road
1987
The Shoe side of the business is sold to Oliver of Leicester
1988
33 new shops were added when Timpson bought The Menders from BSC
1998
William Anthony Timpson died in Hale Barns
1999
Timpson opens its watch workshop in Wolverhampton
2000
Upside Down Management takes its place as the way we do business at Timpson Ltd
2002
Timpson opens its new warehouse
2003
Timpson bought Minit UK and adds 250 new repair shops as well as Supasnaps and Sketchleys
2004
Timpson buys The House Nameplate Company in Wrexham
2008
Persil Dry Cleaning and Photo Processing stores are purchased
2009
Timpson buys Max Spielmann and Klick
2010
The Timpson Foundation is started to help ex-offenders find work upon release
2011
James Timpson receives an OBE in the Queens birthday honours list for his work with ex-offenders
