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Timpson is multi service business based in Wythenshawe, Manchester with over 1350 outlets in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Timpson offers shoe repairs, mobile phone repairs, key cutting, engraving, jewellery and watch repair, house sign creation and assorted other services, as well as retailing shoe care products. Timpson Limited purchased Snappy Snaps! in January 2014. The company has also purchased other well known brands including the high street photographic service company, Max Spielmann. ==History== The company was founded as a shoe retailer by William Timpson and his brother in law Walter Joyce, at 298 Oldham Road, Manchester in 1865.〔 It expanded into shoe-manufacturing in 1884 at factories in Kettering, and repairs in 1903. The company listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1929. In the 1950s, turnover was around £10m and profits £900,000.〔 The company moved its headquarters to Wythenshawe in 1964.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Timpsons )〕 In the early 1960s, family member and Nottingham University graduate John Timpson returned from his post-graduate management training scheme with C. & J. Clark in Street, Somerset to join the family-owned business, becoming Director responsible for buying in 1970.〔 In 1973, after John's father Anthony was ousted as chairman by his uncle Geoffrey,〔 the company was acquired for £28.6m by United Drapery Stores.〔〔 John stayed with the firm, became Managing Director of leather and fur retailers Swears & Wells, then in 1975 appointed Managing Director of the former family business, William Timpson Ltd.〔 In 1983, John led a £42M management buyout of William Timpson from then owners Hanson Trust plc.〔 To raise funds, £30M came from selling the freeholds on the firm's stores and leasing them back, the rest via debt financing from venture capitalists.〔 After four years of poor trading, to reduce debt on the balance sheet, the company sold the loss-making shoe retail business for £15M to rival George Oliver,〔 and focused on building the shoe repairing and key cutting business.〔〔 After diversifying into engraving, watch repairs, dry cleaning and photo processing, John Timpson bought the other shareholders out in 1993. The company then went on the acquisition trail:〔 *September 1995: 120 shops of the Automagic chain *April 2003: 200 shops of Minit UK *2004: The House Nameplate Company in Wrexham *June 2008: 40 Persil Services concessions located in Sainsburys stores〔 *December 2008: 187 digital photo shops branded Kick and Max Spielmann〔 *February 2014: 139 digital photo shops from Tesco, plus its instant kiosk business and online business 〔http://www.groceryinsight.com/blog/2014/02/news-tesco-photo-shops-to-be-operated-by-max-spielmann/#comment-23156〕 John Timpson and his wife were foster carers for 29 years, fostering over 80 children. The couple have five children of their own. In 2000 John wrote the book ''Dear James'', in which he passes on to his son the lessons learned in 30 years as a Chief Executive. His second book ''How to ride a Giraffe'' describes his business philosophy. Timpson was awarded the CBE in 2008 for services to the retail industry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Timpson )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timpson (retailer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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