Hardening & A Near Death Experience

One summer, the furnace became so hot that the window frames burst into flames!

The Birth of Whiteley’s

Welcome to my blog, where Iโ€™d like to share with you some of the fascinating history and stories of William Whiteleyโ€™s!

Snips & Off-Cuts

At Whiteleyโ€™s, we have twelve people who work in the factory and warehouse, making and packing and dispatching. All these jobs have their own special sounds which make up the tapestry of the day, and if one of those sounds is missing, it is immediately noticeable!

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Whiteley’s Gets With it

We fought off the Far East incursion into the scissor markets in the UK by not competing on price, and keeping our stuff at the very top quality it could be.