Our Story
Our original mark — still carried with pride after more than 180 years of building across the North West.
A family of builders since 1837
Emanuel Whittaker — later Mayor of Oldham in 1873 — established his company on its present site in 1837, following his father George, a master builder who raised the Oldham Lyceum and many of the town's cotton mills.
In 1849 Emanuel became the first person in Oldham to install steam-powered sawing and woodworking machinery — an appetite for new technology that still runs through the firm today. The business survived the cotton famine, two world wars and recession, finding opportunity in every era.
It remained in family hands until 2004, when it passed to current owners Clive Newton and John Gallagher — both of whom have worked here since leaving school. Today the company is built on traditional values of integrity, honesty and excellence.
- Integrity, honesty & excellence
- Directly-employed workforce
- Apprentices taken on every year
- Partnering & collaborative working
Our original mark — still carried with pride after more than 180 years of building across the North West.
Est. 1837
Manufacturing joiners & contractors, Oldham
