{"id":287570,"date":"2018-07-23T16:30:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=287570"},"modified":"2018-07-23T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:30:06","slug":"60-years-on-ifor-williams-rolls-out-750000th-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/60-years-on-ifor-williams-rolls-out-750000th-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"60 years on: Ifor Williams rolls out 750,000th trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welsh trailer manufacturer Ifor Williams recently celebrated two important milestones – its 60th anniversary and the 750,000th trailer rolling off the production line.<\/p>\n

Established in 1958 in Cynwyd, near Corwen, Wales – where it still has a factory – overseas sales now account for more than 30% of sales for the firm.<\/p>\n

The entity also has manufacturing sites in Corwen, Ruthin and in Deeside Industrial Estate.<\/p>\n

Last year it opened a new \u00a35 million production facility in Sandycroft, in Flintshire, to create extra capacity “to cope with the bulging order book”, the company claims.<\/div>\n

Ifor Williams employs more than 500 people across all sites.<\/p>\n

As well as having a network of 50 UK trailer outlets and a strong European presence, the company has distributors as far afield as Australia and New Zealand, as well as exporting to Russia, Georgia, the West Indies, Japan and Africa.<\/p>\n

According to business development manager Peter Nesbitt, sales are “taking off” in Australia where the firm now has three distributors – with more in the offing.<\/div>\n

Nesbitt said: \u201cIt’s great in our 60th year to be in such excellent health and for our prospects to be so positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we’re seeing is good growth of exports in a broad range of products throughout our existing export markets in mainland Europe. We\u2019re also seeing accelerating export sales further afield in places such as Australia.”<\/p>\n

It was a sentiment echoed by managing director John Williams who also celebrated the company\u2019s diamond jubilee year.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cWe are extremely grateful to our loyal customers who have supported us over the years. Without them the company would not be where it is today.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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