Anybody from tinsley wire, I worked there from 1979 until 1992 on shepcote lane side. Had many a good laugh with lads and many agood arguement with gaffers. happy days:D

My husband has worked there for 32 years. It's now owned by Betafence, and has a very much reduced workforce to the old days.

My Dads Family Was The Longest Serving Family At T.w.i.l
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Surname Briggs
Dennis Worked In Galvenising . Barry Worked In Wire Draws?

I use to organise a Sponsored up to, 12 person, team Raft Race on May Day Bank Holiday Sunday along a three miles section of the Sheffield Canal which started on the Tinsley side of the Broughton Lane/Greenland Road bridge and finished at the Canal Basin.
The Tinsley Wire Company normally entered Two teams of twelve people and brought along with along with them whole families to cheer the teams on and assist. (Sometimes have a go at paddling, when they though that I didn't know!!!)
From memory, I believe that they won the race once.
But the main objective of the event was to raise sponsorship money for Muscular Dystrophy Research and they were one of the exceptional constant highly sponsored teams and raised many thousands of pounds over the ten years that I organised it.
In future years, when a cure is found, I'm certain a lot of young people who would have suffered with Muscular Dystrophy, will read about it's medical fund raising history and be grateful to all those who contributed sponsorship to the Tinley Wire Industries Raft Race Team's

I started my electrical contracting apprenicship there for a company called Sheffield Electric of Peter Street. Over the following years (1969 - 1974) I worked there a lot and the person that sticks in my mind is a guy called Larry Lamb who was a manager in the manitenance department. Health and safety mean't nothing then, I can remember clambering in the rafters above the zinc and acid baths putting up conduit runs. I still shiver now thinking about it.

Does anyone remember Reg Sanderson who worked there?

Happy Days!

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My Uncle John Willy Ellisoàn was supposedly cut in half by a draw wire in Sheffield in about 1914- 1929. A

My Uncle John Willy Ellisoàn was supposedly cut in half by a draw wire in Sheffield in about 1914- 1929. Any one hear of it?
KeninMarciac

That should read John Willy Ellison - sorry!

sure my old neighbour works there -mick bridgewater

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Dennis Worked In Galvenising .




Barry Worked In Wire Draws?

That sounds really uncomfortable :o

Anybody from tinsley wire, I worked there from 1979 until 1992 on shepcote lane side. Had many a good laugh with lads and many agood arguement with gaffers. happy days:D

I used to use the Tinsley Wire sports club on Ferrars road at tinsley and got to know quite a few of the workers from there. Good club that was, shame it's all shut up now!

I used to use the Tinsley Wire sports club on Ferrars road at tinsley and got to know quite a few of the workers from there. Good club that was, shame it's all shut up now!

I used to play squash and badmington there.

I used to use the Tinsley Wire sports club on Ferrars road at tinsley and got to know quite a few of the workers from there. Good club that was, shame it's all shut up now!
had some good xmas party's there. Also remember when they had a charity footy match loads of old sheffield wed & utd players emlyn hughes turned up too.

Does anyone remeber my uncle,Roy Smith?

My Dad worked there and I remember the Christmas parties as a kid.

My Dad got my uncle a job there when he was a youngster and my uncle worked there for 38 years and he just passed away in January.
Does anyone remember my uncle CLIVE EASTWOOD ?

Worked there from 1977-79 with Stan Mellors, Dave Richardson, Dave Gibson and Mick England. Good lads all although not the easiest of jobs.

I worked at t.w.i.l for 12years as a wiredrawer on the heavy guage single holer machines, along with my dad Barrie in weaving and my uncle Dennis in the galv. the names BRIGGS, P. Briggs ( R 8 Chaz ow you duin cuz? ) longest serving family there at the time.

My Ex`s brother-in-law worked there at some point. Tim Holyoak

i put the cctv cameras in sometime around 89, nice friendly bunch of lads and a great canteen, although the office staff were a little perplexed one day as we left some loose co-ax stuffed in a pipe just to get it out of the way for an hour, we came back on site and half a dozen white hats had the plans out trying to trace where the cable was coming from :hihi:

there was an irish man there who may have been on maimtainance,he was very helpful ,we were passing cable through a blocked underground pipe and he dug it out for us, nice bloke..:thumbsup:

stuart moat worked there in the 70,s,my girlfriend and i used to babysit for him at ironside road.

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What period of time did they serve?

I would have thought the Cupit brothers' service, Ted, Denis and Arthur and Ted's son Terry would take some beating.

My Dads Family Was The Longest Serving Family At T.w.i.l
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Surname Briggs
Dennis Worked In Galvenising . Barry Worked In Wire Draws?

What period of time did they serve?

I would have thought the Cupit brothers, Ted, Denis and Arthur and Ted's son Terry's service would have taken some beating.

I worked at t.w.i.l for 12years as a wiredrawer on the heavy guage single holer machines, along with my dad Barrie in weaving and my uncle Dennis in the galv. the names BRIGGS, P. Briggs ( R 8 Chaz ow you duin cuz? ) longest serving family there at the time.

OKEY DOKEY Paul long time no see.
hope you are all well :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Dave Gibson did very well for himself after leaving Tinsley Wire! He's now retired but owned Riverside Motors with branches in various parts of Yorkshire.

I've worked at Tinsley for 25yrs now last 21 in Galvo. My Dad served 38 yrs !!!!
TOTALLY DIFFERENT FIRM NOW !!!!
No 1 Factory will soon be closing and demolished, Galvo and Wire Drawing have moved to No 2 side.
Workers treated like KIDS, current MD has a thing about chairs in Galv, he's been seen smashing one up !!!!(but he's on his way soon).
We used to be known for Quality but now it's all tonnages !!!!
If some of old Gaffers were still there they'd have a FIT !!!!!!

anyone remember ronnie harpham?

My dad worked there from the late forties until about 1957 in the sheet metal department. Anyone know a bloke called Leonard, he worked there also. I do have a picture of him and another apprentice with my dad.

Hi. The family I'm married into (Savages, of Plumpers rd. ) worked there for donkey's years. Bryan worked there all his life as a joiner in maint, say from the 1940's onward. My father-in-law Fred, also worked in maint, as roofer mainly. I also worked there in the late 50's, building an extention on a site whch had previously been owned by William Cookes. Lock-House Lane was at the side of it. Horace Grimston was bloke in charge. People may remember Bryan by the wooden wheel-barrow he pushed around all the works, with his tools in. On his retirement party at Tinsley Club, we all had a laugh when they wheeled in a posh replica of this barrow!

my dad worked there around 70s 80s David Maxfield anyone know of him?

:thumbsup:my dad worked there around 70s 80s David Maxfield anyone know of him?

Yes I worked there from the early 70s, I was a truck Driver on Sheffield Road side (Wire drawing) Was a great time , well before health and safety ..lol.

I miss all the excuses that were given on friday nights to get sent home, my favorite being " A plane has crashed into the house" No one ever checked or got done for it ..oh happy Days

Dave Maxfield:thumbsup:

my husband used to work in fine galve from 1978 to 2003. his name is peter barker. he had some good times before he retired and still remembers most of the lads he worked with

When I wer’ a lad, we had canteens in both factories, you could get a breakfast or a bacon sarni on days and a meal or a bag of chips on afters and nights , a mug of tea or a pint of lime or orange. The little shop in No1 canteen sold fags and chocolate.
We had a Christmas meal every year, no matter what shift you were on, turkey, little sausages with bacon wrapped round them, loads of veg and gravy and a bottle of beer, mince pie, Christmas pudding and custard for dessert. Children of employees had a Christmas party every year and Father Christmas would always find time to turn up and hand out a few presents.

in the late 80's early 90's they had a good saturday football team that my dad used to take us to watch.

There was the Sports Club, with sections like Fishing, Football, Golf and Chess, successfully taking part in the Sheffield leagues. We even had a First Aid section which took part in local competitions and had an annual dance.
We had a purpose built Sports and Social Club at Ferrars Road, with facilities for all the sports teams as well as providing a venue for retirements or award ceremonies.

I worked at TW in 1969 -70 and now live in Australia.
Does anyone know how I can make contact with David Hayes?

I've worked at Tinsley for 25yrs now last 21 in Galvo. My Dad served 38 yrs !!!!
TOTALLY DIFFERENT FIRM NOW !!!!
No 1 Factory will soon be closing and demolished, Galvo and Wire Drawing have moved to No 2 side.
Workers treated like KIDS, current MD has a thing about chairs in Galv, he's been seen smashing one up !!!!(but he's on his way soon).
We used to be known for Quality but now it's all tonnages !!!!
If some of old Gaffers were still there they'd have a FIT !!!!!!

hello firestorm,how r you liking it in new factory.i work there also. on green shift it is what you could only describe as asweat shop incidentally iam in heavy wiredrawing

I was a nurse at Tinsley Wire

stuart moat worked there in the 70,s,my girlfriend and i used to babysit for him at ironside road.

mick and john hopkins worked there..friends of mine

I wonder if anyone can remember a huge 'BANG' or some sort of 'BOOM' which took place one night some years ago in the vicinity of the Fitting Shop in No.2 Factory and blew all the dust out of the roof ?

I remember the Medical Centre at the top of the yard, there were nurses on three shifts, a Matron on days and a visiting Doctor, and we even had our own ambulance. Security had uniforms with a TWIL badge on their hat.

Just found this site...brilliant!!!
My Dad worked at T.W.I.L. from 1932 -about 1977 his name was Lol Jackson.He was a fitter in the wire drawing the the foreman then moved to the training dept in the latter 5 yrs. His brothers Stuart (weaving shop) and Doug (galvanising) also were long servers there also his son Tony Jackson (galvanising) also a long server...Tony's son Alan Jackson still works there I think....I remember the kids parties in the 1950's in the canteen too...Those were the days...we did'nt have much, it being the post war years and they were always something to look forward to...Ah memoris... they come flooding back.

MERRY XMAS TO YOU ALL

Does anyone remember David Goddard I beleive he worked in the weaving Dept in the sixties. Happy New Year to everyone.

my hubby worked there aprox 1976-1998 Richard Charlesworth (Dick)

Almost gone now but the name lingers on...

http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/syt2007/TinsleyWire.jpg

The above was taken today - 28th February. Ive some more photos to upload yet of the part-demolished Tinsley Wire site at Carbrook when I can get round to it. I didnt work there but always remember Tinsley Wire from when Ive passed it on the tram for many years.

Sh2006.

Thanks for your info. about TWIL disappearing. I have many reasons to remember it by.

Just out of curiosity, when did Tinsley Wire change to Betafence and when did the Carbrook site first open?

Sh2006.

The clubhouse was great! I went in there for many many years until it's closure in Jan 1995.

We had our weddng reception in the clubhouse in 1955. Sheffoo6, I always thought it was in the 1930's that the Belgian family started the firm. From that time onwards several of my in-laws worked there. The longest serving was my brother in-law Bryan Savage, who worked there all his working life, 14-60 years old. Maintenance Joiner. This is ironic 'cos he spent all those years maintaining the building, and after dying last month, they're pulling it down!. As for when it changed hands, I'm not sure. I was going to Hillsboro' several years ago and was surprised to see a building with the sign Bakaert(TWIL) on it. Bryan couldn't tell me.

During the mid-sixties I had quite a few dealings with Wilf Peacock who managed all the social events, banquets etc. An impressive figure resplendent in evening dress - anyone remember him?
T.

We had our weddng reception in the clubhouse in 1955. Sheffoo6, I always thought it was in the 1930's that the Belgian family started the firm. From that time onwards several of my in-laws worked there. The longest serving was my brother in-law Bryan Savage, who worked there all his working life, 14-60 years old. Maintenance Joiner. This is ironic 'cos he spent all those years maintaining the building, and after dying last month, they're pulling it down!. As for when it changed hands, I'm not sure. I was going to Hillsboro' several years ago and was surprised to see a building with the sign Bakaert(TWIL) on it. Bryan couldn't tell me.

This must have been a different clubhouse, because the Tinsley Wire Sports & Social club i mean (Ferrars Road, Tinsley) didn't open until around the late 70's

Thanks Billy. I,ll ask my remaining in laws who attended the wedding. I have another nice memory of a clubhouse (this will be the one on Ferrars road). It was Bryan's retirement do and at the end there was great laughter when they wheeled in a replica of his hand-cart that he used to push round the works with compartments in it for tools and bits and pieces. Nice to reminisce.

During the mid-sixties I had quite a few dealings with Wilf Peacock who managed all the social events, banquets etc. An impressive figure resplendent in evening dress - anyone remember him?
T.

Got my wires crossed with my very first post.

Wilf Peacock was at Steel Peech & Tozer just down the road - apologies.
T.

So very easy to do,cos I've done exactly the same thing. Ever since we got married in '55, Ive said we had the reception at TWIL clubhouse.(not knowing Tinsley at that time). However Billy's post caused me to re-think,so Ive just rung my sister-in-law and she's put me right and said No, not Twil club!. It was a Function room, in a social club on Siemens road,Tinsley. So pleased to get that right. Regards.

As mentioned in my earlier post, here are my photos of what is left of Tinsley Wire. Re-taken today, 7th March.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36547905@N08/sets/72157623449261681/

Sh2006.

After WW2 did TW have a little kiosk or was there one nearby selling newspapers, sweets etc?

I act for the family of the late Patricia Colley (formerly Patricia Jones) in relation to her contraction of mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer.

Mrs Colley was employed at the Tinsley Wire Works factory between or around 1959 to 1961. I am looking for anyone who may recall either working along side Mrs Colley, or who was working at the factory between 1959 and 1961, and who may be able to provide me with information surrounding the working conditions at Tinsley Wire Works and/or the work that Mrs Colley was involved in.

If you recall working with Mrs Colley, or were employed at Tinsley Wire Works between 1959 and 1961, then I would be very grateful if you would kindly contact me to discuss the above.

I would like to thank you in advance for your kind assistance in this matter.

hi my dad garry riley used to work at tinsley wire from 1976 to 1994 in flat wire section in factory 2 on shepcote road side

A neighbour of ours from ** Carwood Rd. worked there for many years, 50's to 70's I think, Mr.Hodgson.

my dad worked there in the early 70s and maybe longer,his name was Dennis Smithson,he came from Swallownest,sadly he died in june(2010)so i cant ask questions,but i remember my sister,brother and i going to the parties.

Hi im looking for any twil workers who worked in galvo & knew my dad Dennis briggs
we are holding a suprise retirement party for him & are trying to trace some of his old work mates.
please pm me if you knew him he worked there for 42 years & left about 7 years ago.:help:

Hiay i know Dennis. and if you want i'll pass the word to people still working there. and might be able to get in touch with one or two who have left. The funniest memory i have of Dennis the day he left said he was never ever coming back. two hours later he was back he'd forgot something

That sounds like him,sadly he past away in june,so i cannot pass on what you remember.

That sounds like him,sadly he past away in june,so i cannot pass on what you remember.

:rant:no he didnt he was fine when i saw him today
i am his oldest son :confused: :confused::huh:

Hiay i know Dennis. and if you want i'll pass the word to people still working there. and might be able to get in touch with one or two who have left. The funniest memory i have of Dennis the day he left said he was never ever coming back. two hours later he was back he'd forgot something

yes please get in touch i have sent you pm

:(sorry,i didnt read the first thread(been busy)no excuse i know,but i thought you was on about Dennis Smithson who use to work at TWIL.:(

:(sorry,i didnt read the first thread(been busy)no excuse i know,but i thought you was on about Dennis Smithson who use to work at TWIL.:(

LOL no problem mate thanks for that :hihi:

Can anyone help me with info about Christopher V Sampson who I believe was at Tinsley Wire.

Yes I know Chris Sampson. Did he work in the financial side and at one time he was on the board of directors.
he was also a good golfer, playing of a single fgure handicap.

Thank you for your reply, I am pretty sure this is the person, would you know his whereabouts now as I would like to get in touch with him.
Toni

Sorry Toni but I retired in 2006 and I am sure Chris moved to another part of the company before that. The last memory I have is he went to Begium for a period of time. sorry i have not beem much help.

Many thanks again for your reply, just in case you hear of anything I am doing my family history and he is a descendant (99% sure) and I was hoping to make contact and verify some info.
my email is toni.evans@xtra.co.nz I tried the Telephone directory with no luck as he could be ex directory.

Toni

Any one remember Philip Medhurst who worked as a Sales Rep for Tinsley Wire from 1974 - 1977. Then he was made redundant. He lived in Kent which is where I come from.

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bet that hurt:hihi:

Hi von1960 Does any of your family remember Philip Medhurst One of the sales team. from 74 - 77. I am trying to find any one that worked with him thanks Bakerlite :)

:rant:no he didnt he was fine when i saw him today
i am his oldest son :confused: :confused::huh:

Hya Familly, Rember ther were 2 Dennis Briggs's at Twil, I'm David Dennis the older's son, my dad died back in 1997. Last time I saw Dennis the younger was at Ant Ivy's funral (I think).

Hope you are all OK.

Dave Briggs