1939
Our new warehouse and trade counter opens at 129 Grays Inn Road,
London, WC1.
The start of World War II.
Poole Waite & Co Ltd starts supplying the Ministry Of Defence rivets for the manufacture of planes used during the war.
1942
1945
The end of World War II.
Queen Alexandra Mary becomes Queen of England (Elizabeth II).
1952
1961
Launch of the Jaguar E-Type at the Geneva Motor Show, which at the time was the fastest production car in the world (150mph).
Poole Waite & Co Ltd moves to its current location at 3 Clerkenwell Road in the City of London.
1965
1966
England wins the World Cup, beating West Germany 4-2 at Wembley.
Concorde made its first transatlantic crossing.
1973
1976
James Hunt becomes Formula One World Champion.
Mr Frederick Wille Waite retires and sells the business to the company accountant, Mr John Christou Mamas.
1979
1984
The miners strike.
Alex Mamas (Son of John Mamas) becomes managing director of
Poole Waite & Co Ltd, supported by his mother and Co-director Mrs Freyja Mamas
1985
1986
Poole Waite & Co Ltd introduces the Normbau coloured ironmongery range and is awarded the contracts to supply both the McDonalds restaurant chain and Mecca bookmakers. This allowed for the rapid expansion of the business, cementing us as one of the market leaders in architectural ironmongery.
Demolition of the Berlin Wall.
1989
1990
Nelson Mandela released after serving 27 years in prison.
Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1997
2004
The price of petrol - 77.9p (price per litre)
VAT rate - 17.5%
Average house price - £177,299
Poole Waite & Co Ltd starts its metal fabrication and spraying services located in Bexley, Kent.
2006
2012
Poole Waite & Co Ltd is proud to supply the Olympic Village and other areas for the London 2012 Olympic games.
VE Day commemorating 75 years since the end of World War II. 
2020
2021
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, passes away peacefully at the age of 99.
HM Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, passes away on 8th September at the age of 96.
2022
Feb 2023
Poole Waite & Co Ltd starts to remanufacture the Traditional Briton “B” and “C” T-shaped door closers (Patent 621457/47), including the introduction of a Matt Black finish.
Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III takes place at Westminster Abbey, the first Coronation in nearly 70 years.
May 2023
July 2023
Poole Waite is awarded the prestigious contract to refinish the external metal facias of the British Library.
Poole Waite starts supplying newly manufactured Charles Collinge hinges.
Dec 2023
2024
Our new, purpose-built showroom, only 25 metres away from our current address, will be ready for us to open in spring 2024.
Our new Eco-friendly ironmongery ranges launch in February 2024.
Feb 2024
