Who we are
Established 1945
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Just after the end of the Second World War, Alec Roger Manley began a business as a general builder and joiner, in Rodington, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
1945
Alec’s son, Alec John, joined the business, learning his father’s trade. We became an incorporated company in 1957.
We started to favour joinery manufacture and fitting over general building works, beginning to build a solid reputation as a team of expert craftsmen.
1956
< Alec John Manley
1984
Alec’s son, Fred, became involved in 1984.
Fred is now our Managing Director.
Fred Manley >
We became members of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF)
in October 1996, the trade body for the woodworking sector.
We have since been shortlisted for two BWF awards, working on a national level to raise our profile and celebrate our achievements.
1996
We attained BS EN ISO 9001, the quality management accreditation for design, manufacture and supply of joinery.
2002
We invited Anthony Hoyle, one of our joiners, to be our Technical Director. He still holds this position, 20+ years on.
2003
Anthony Hoyle >
We installed a biomass heating system which enables us to use our own wood waste to heat the workshops in winter.
We live in a changing world, and environmental concern is something we take very seriously. We only source timber from sustainable and managed forest.
2014
2020
Fred’s daughter-in-law, Laura joined the team, and became a Director in 2023.
At A R Manley and Son Ltd, we pride ourselves on our historic ethos of training our own.
We have taken on apprentices regularly for decades and encourage development in-house. We are currently working with Shrewsbury Colleges Group to recruit talented students.
