A. EDMONDS & Co. Ltd.

Established 1870

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bullet1870 Company formed in its present location by John Mason and rapidly grew due to its reputation of producing high quality work for the Birmingham shopkeepers
bullet1889 Arthur Edmonds joined the company as an apprentice.
bullet1904 the business began to trade as John Mason, Wallis & Co. and Arthur Edmonds was appointed General Manager. The key areas of work of the company at this time were museum and show cases, shop front design and fabrication and interior fittings for banks and shops.
bullet1908  Company began trading as A.Edmonds & Co. Ltd.
   
bulletDuring the Great War, the company used its' skills to fabricate Lewis gun chests and cartridge cases, and later also began to supply mahogany aircraft propellers to Daimler.
bullet1940 60% of the company destroyed by bomb damage, the repair of which was largely tackled by the direct workforce
bullet1959 A.Edmonds & Co. were key in the inauguration of the International Shopfitting Organisation at Wiesbaden, Germany
 
 
 
 
 
   
bulletIn 1995 the Company celebrated it's 125 year anniversary and marked this occasion by assisting St. Basil's Centre to set up interim accommodation for homeless people in Birmingham
bullet1998 completion of Walsall Art Gallery Contract.
bullet2003 A. Edmonds awarded the internal joinery elements of Cardiff Millennium Centre - a prestigious contract which underlines the quality of our workmanship.
bulletFurther improvements made to works processes including the purchase of a multipoint sanding machine & improved heated extraction to improve the finishing quality.
 
 
 

 

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