Ifor Williams Trailers is the

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's largest manufacturer of trailers 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 Llan ...

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 (Bontnew ...

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History

Started in 1958 by local farmer Ifor Williams, an on-site galvanizing 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, Cynwyd, Ruthin,

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and

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. During the

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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. 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

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In June 2016, Ifor Williams became the main kit sponsor of

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. The kit launch was held at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in

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. In 2020 actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney 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

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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
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