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Ifor Williams Trailers is the
Their main showroom is located in the former
In June 2016, Ifor Williams became the main kit sponsor of
Company website
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United Kingdom
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's largest manufacturer of trailers
Trailer may refer to: a
Transportation
* Trailer (vehicle), an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle
** Bicycle trailer, a wheeled frame for hitching to a bicycle to tow cargo or passengers
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under , based in Corwen
Corwen is a town and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. Historically, Corwen is part of the county of Merionethshire. Corwen stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains. The town is situated west of Llango ...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...
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History
Started in 1958 by local farmer Ifor Williams, an on-sitegalvanizing
Galvanization or galvanizing ( also spelled galvanisation or galvanising) is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which the parts are submerged ...
plant gives the company total control over quality and efficiency in the production of chassis and other assemblies. The company employs approximately 800 people across six sites in Clawdd Poncen
Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, UK, approximately northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300.
Geography
Generally considered an outer suburb of n ...
, Cynwyd, Ruthin
Ruthin ( ; cy, Rhuthun) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. It is Denbighshire's county town. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and ...
, Deeside
Deeside ( cy, Glannau Dyfrdwy) is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the ...
and Sandycroft
Sandycroft is a village in Flintshire, Wales, approximately southeast of Queensferry and southwest of Chester, on the B5129 road between Queensferry and Broughton. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 6,724.
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. During the Great Recession
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, 63 employees were made redundant in late 2008.
Production was affected by fire on two occasions. The first, on 28 August 2012, caused severe damage to the company's Deeside plant. The second, on 14 September 2017, was limited to machinery at the Clawdd Poncen site.
Sales
Their main showroom is located in the former Corwen railway station
Corwen railway station was a railway station on the Ruabon to Barmouth Line, located in the town of Corwen in Denbighshire, Wales.
Original station
The first station to open was a temporary station to the east of the town, when the line from ...
. Product distribution is handled by over fifty main dealers in the UK, with 25% of total sales going for export via independent distributors across Europe.
Sponsorship of Wrexham Football Club
In June 2016, Ifor Williams became the main kit sponsor of Wrexham Football Club
Wrexham Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam) is a Welsh professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...
. The kit launch was held at the Urdd National Eisteddfod
The Urdd National Eisteddfod ( cy, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru or ''Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd'') is an annual Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Arguably Eur ...
in Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...
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In 2020 actors Ryan Reynolds
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He began his career starring in the Canadian teen ...
and Rob McElhenney
Robert McElhenney III (; born April 14, 1977) is an American actor, producer, writer, podcaster and co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C. He is best known for his role as Ronald "Mac" McDonald on the FX/FXX comedy series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelp ...
created an advert for the company as part of their purchase application for Wrexham Football Club.
On 30 June 2021, Wrexham's announced that Chinese social media company TikTok
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TikTok is an international version ...
will be the club's new shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 campaign. Ifor Williams will now become the shorts sponsor.
References
External links
Company website
Manufacturing companies established in 1958 Denbighshire Manufacturing companies of Wales Trailer manufacturing companies 1958 establishments in Wales {{Wales-company-stub