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Timpson was founded in 1865 by shoemaker William Timpson and his brother-in-law Walter Joyce, selling shoes at 298 Oldham Road, Manchester. [2] [3] It expanded into shoe manufacturing in 1884 at factories in Kettering, and repairs in 1903. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1929. In the 1950s, turnover was around £ ...
Timpson may refer to: Timpson (surname) Timpson, Texas, US; Timpson (retailer), a British multinational retailer; See also. Timson, a surname
Timpson was born in 1943, [1] and educated at Oundle School and the University of Nottingham. [2] He began his professional career as a management trainee at Clarks , before moving on to become a shoe buyer for his family's business, William Timpson Ltd., in 1965. [ 1 ]
Timpson Independent School District is a public school district based in Timpson, Texas . In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1] The district changed to a four-day school week in fall 2022. [2]
Timpson High School is a public high school located in Timpson, Texas and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Timpson Independent School District located in northwest Shelby County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
Timpson was founded in 1885 upon the arrival of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. It reached its maximum population in 1925 when it was important in the shipping of lignite . The town became well known in the 1930s and 1940s via the popularity of the Tex Ritter song 'Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo, and Blair', which refers to the string of towns ...
William James Timpson, Baron Timpson, OBE, DL (born 17 September 1971), is a British businessman and politician who has served as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending since 2024. He was the chief executive of the Timpson Group, owned by his father John Timpson, from 2002 [1] to July 2024. [2]
His father, Sir John Timpson, is the chairman and owner of the Timpson chain of shoe repair and key-cutting shops, which has been in the family for five generations and has over 2,000 stores in the UK and Ireland. [6] Timpson grew up with an elder sister and brother, two younger adopted brothers, and over 80 children fostered by his parents. [7]