A brief history of E. Wood Ltd and Thortex:
1882
Established by
Ebeneezer Wood to
manufacture and sell
paints and varnishes.
Manufacturing site based
in London's Docklands.
1984
Chris McDonnell is
appointed as Managing
Director of E.Wood Ltd.
Thortex is established
to sell repair,
maintenance and
protection products.
1987
E. Wood Ltd moves to
Northallerton. North
Yorkshire to a site
which offers scope for
the anticipated growth
of the company.
1989
E Wood receives BS
EN ISO 9002 Quality
Assurance status: one of
the first in the
industrial coating
industry to receive it,
followed by BS EN ISO
9001:2000 Quality
Assurance status in
2002.
2003
E.Wood Ltd receives
BS EN ISO 14001:1996 for
its Environmental
Management System.
2003
E Wood Ltd increase
its storage and
production facilities
taking the total
Northallerton
manufacturing site to
over 30,000 sq.m.