Environmental Standard achieved
Henry Williams has spent the last six months developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) in accordance with the international standard ISO 14001. This has now been formally recognised as compliant by the external auditing body, BSI, at the first attempt. Mark Rigg, Quality and Environmental Manager, in conjunction with consultants, The Environmental Academy, have created […]
Henry Williams presses the button for increased output
Henry Williams Limited, in Darlington, has acquired a new 100 tonne electric press brake, a key element in the production of its mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium products for the railways and highways. The fully electronic press brake, which folds and shapes steel for cabinets often seen at the side of major roads and […]
40 years of service
On December 8th Chris Bowes clocked up his 40th year of service with the company. He joined the Artwork Department at the age of 19 to complete his apprenticeship in engraving and silk-screening. Since that time he has become the mainstay of our Domino signalling panel production department which not only produces new panels but […]
Henry Williams shapes up for Olympic rail upgrade contract
HENRY WILLIAMS LIMITED, of Darlington, has won a contract providing power distribution equipment during a major upgrade of a key rail route for the 2012 Olympics. It is supplying 81 Function Supply Points (FSPs) as part of a £40m signalling refurbishment of the London Overground, formerly the North London Line. The FSPs – robust 316 […]
Scottish Transport Conference
Glasgow SECC was this year’s host for the Scottish Transport Conference and Exhibition 2009 held on 15th September 2009, featuring the sector’s leading speakers from organisations including Transport Scotland, Sustrans, Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Henry Williams Limited were present in an exhibiting capacity displaying both their highway and railway technologies […]
Major workshop refurbishment complete
The Electrical Projects workshop has had a range of different uses in its long history but since its last refurbishment in the early 1970’s has remained substantially unchanged. That is no longer true as a significant project has just been completed which involved a major upgrade to the facility which will enable Henry Williams to […]
Henry Williams and Traffex at the NEC
Glorious April weather did not prevent a good attendance at the bi-annual Traffex exhibition which is the major UK event for the Highways industry. Held again at the NEC, Birmingham, it showcased a wide variety of highways products and services from speed cameras to road surfaces. The Henry Williams stand exhibited a range of Highways […]
Earls Court appearance
Bi-annually the UK’s major rail industry suppliers convene for Railtex. This year the venue returned to Earls Court, London – a change from the recent Birmingham NEC venue. There were almost 300 exhibitors and a steady stream of visitors, especially on the middle day of three. Henry Williams Ltd took the opportunity to launch their […]
Presentation Signals 125th Anniversary
Darlington based company Henry Williams celebrated their 125 years in business today. They are justifiably proud of the fact that they are still a manufacturing company, and are still on the same 4 hectare site they have occupied for the last 97 years. With their roots firmly established in the rail sector Henry Williams have […]
New Project Engineering Manager
Henry Williams continues to build on the structural re-organisation started last summer. Following the two appointments at Board level (see news articles Sept 2007 and Mar 2008) Calvin Stephenson has been promoted to the new position of Project Engineering Manager. The post will be responsible for all the Project Engineering functions within the Electrical Projects […]
