Widney Blog
Widney 6000 Series Heavy Duty Slide
Long term Widney customer Mallaghan Engineering, who build airport ground support equipment, are in the process of testing a new lifting platform to be used at a major international airport in the USA. The sliding solution for the lifting platform read more
100 Years of Design History
Roger Cox, our Global Sales Manager, was contacted recently for some history on a seat manufactured by Hallam Sleigh & Cheston, predecessor to Widney Manufacturing. The patented fold down seat was designed and manufactured in Birmingham read more
Hyundai HL960
What keeps the sun out of a Hyundai HL960 driver's eyes? A Widney sun blind of course! read more
JCB New Hydradig
JCB launched their new Hydradig at BAUMA Munich last month. This new, critically acclaimed machine achieves industry firsts for all round visibility. All moving windows are designed and manufactured by Widney Manufacturing Ltd. read more
FDIC Indianapolis
Widney’s Global Sales Manager, Roger Cox, will be joining our USA distributor Hansen International at the FDIC on Thursday and Friday this week. The Fire Department Instructors Conference is the largest fire and emergency services read more
BAUMA Munich
Widney directors Steve Roberts and Jason Brookes are visiting BAUMA Munich this week. BAUMA is the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery and vehicles with more than 3000 exhibitors and half a million visitors. read more
Widney Sun Blinds Stretch Far and Wide
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company and City Bus, both Hong Kong based, use Widney sun blinds on their double decker buses. read more
Widney wins Quality Performance Award
Widney has won a Quality Performance Award at the Crenlo Supplier Conference. read more
Do you need telescopic slides?
Do you have a requirement for a telescopic slide? Just specify: 1. Closed length (mm) 2. Extension required (mm) 3. Load (kg) 4. Application/operating environment to give our engineers all the information they need to prepare a read more
Apprentices - One Year on
12 months on our apprentices are making good progress. After their year long introduction with our training partner the EEF, Cohen Harford, Sam Johnson and Andrew Mehigan are now hard at work throughout the factory. Sam is working in the read more
New Horsebox Application
Question: How do you get your mobility scooter to slide out of a horsebox? Answer: Slide it out on Widney slides A major horsebox manufacturer has used Widney slides on a sliding platform for storing a mobility scooter in a new horsebox. read more
Heavy Duty Locking 430 Slide
Vehicle conversion companies have long been users of the Widney telescopic slides for sliding solutions in utility conversions and other specific purpose vehicles. Recently, UK Sales Engineer Adam Garratt was asked to propose a locking read more
Sliding Roof Lights With Widney Slides
Last week saw a new application which led to a large slide order. The Widney 410 slide, which is a light in weight aluminium slide yet a heavy duty performing slide, was selected for sliding roof lights. The slide is ideal for such an read more
Widney Slides The Favourite With Horsebox Manufacturers
Last weeks blog highlighted the ability using Widney slides to offer a flexible sliding solution to removing equipment from your vehicle. This is admirably shown in the picture below. The customer Whittakers Horseboxes has designed the read more
JCB Slide Into Action
JCB have been a long standing customer of Widney, purchasing windows and sun blinds. Good news however, we have just received the first orders for #telescopicslides for a cab drawer option. This means that JCB now purchase all 3 of Widney's core read more
No Cut Backs For Widney 410 Slides
Government cut backs don't seem to be affecting Widney's 410 slide, having received further orders this week from fire truck builders within the UK and Europe. The benefit of the 410 slide is it is a heavy duty aluminium slide which is light in read more
Watch Out Adam's About
Following on from the success of recent weeks, our UK Sales Engineer Adam will yet again be letting our followers know his whereabouts via Twitter. Last week, Adam tweeted he was visiting horsebox manufacturers. This week Adam will be read more
Widney's new Mercedes Truck - is it Formula 1?
Widney's new Mercedes truck has been likened to Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes racing car - the paint jobs are very similar! Lee Bilston, our driver, though is no Lewis Hamilton but he has got more hair. Eat your heart out Nicole Scherzinger. read more
Widney..... We have lift off!
Widney..... We have lift off! It was a case of "Widney we have a problem" when a brief came through to the sales team for a space station application. When Widney Manufacturing say we can provide telescopic slides for any application, read more
@widneyslides Twitter Page creates interest for Sales Engineer
This week, Widney's UK Sales Engineer Adam Garratt has been using @widneyslides twitter page to let customers know his whereabouts. Adam is on the road showcasing the Widney slide range which includes both heavy duty slides and light duty read more
Widney Heavy Duty Aluminium Slides at CV Show
Widney Heavy Duty Aluminium Slides at CV Show This week saw the NEC host this year's Commercial Vehicle Show. Last year over 18,000 visitors passed through the doors. The Commercial Vehicle Show is the primary sourcing and selling read more
Widney have a New UK Sales Engineer
Widney Manufacturing's latest addition to the UK Sales Team, Adam Garratt, will be responsible for Widney’s Heavy Duty & Light Duty Telescopic Slides. Adam has been on the road this week visiting new potential telescopic slide read more
Fire Truck Application
Following Roger's return from the FDIC Show in the US, he was able to obtain some application photos of the heavy duty 410 aluminium slide in action. The photo shows the slide in a battery box and step application within a US firetruck. read more
Heavy Duty Aluminium Slide Launched to US Fire Truck Builders
FDIC the world's largest fire equipment show was held in the USA this week. Roger Cox, Widney's Global Sales Manager, was there to support Hansen International, Widney's US distributor in promoting Widney slides. Widney and Hansen have read more
Telescopic Slides from Widney Manufacturing
Founded over 100 years ago, Widney started life manufacturing components for horse drawn carriages. Since then, Widney Manufacturing has grown to become a global market leader in the design and manufacture of light and heavy duty telescopic read more
