The Villiers Visual Story - Villiers Factory, Wolverhampton, England, The heart and sole of machines

Come on this incredible journey and explore the Villiers Factory in Wolverhampton, England.

Villiers started in 1898 in Wolverhampton, England by Charles Marston on Villiers Street.
The company started life making bicycle pedals for Charles' father's company Sunbeam for his bicycles. They later moved onto making 2 and 4 stroke engines in 1912 and dominated the market for the next 40 + years.

At Villiers' peak, they employed over 3,000 people and occupied over 20 acres of factory in Wolverhampton.

Eventually they expanded to Barcelona, Spain in 1951 and setup Hispano Villiers S.A. and to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1953 where they setup Villiers Australia Pty. Ltd. operating independent companies under the parent company.

More information about the history of Villiers Engineering can be found on my website - https://salterbros.com.au/villiers-wo...

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