Penketh Group

Our story begins in 1976 the year of concords maiden voyage, the year Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded the all so famous company Apple.we will remember it as the year that Walter and Dorothy Penketh created the Penketh Group from a small shop in Birkenhead. Explore our timeline below. It was 1976 when Walter Penketh founded the company. Having... worked in the industry previously, his knowledge and experience, coupled with an ambition to deliver the best service in the market enabled the business to grow. From a small shop located at No. 2 Hamilton Square in Birkenhead, three key areas for development were established: Office Furniture, Stationery and Print. In 1977, after a year of using the familys white Fiat 850 for deliveries, the Penketh Group purchased the first delivery van. A light blue Bedford HA Panel van was a welcome addition at Penketh Groups HQ and meant that we could deliver a little further afield and of course that there was a lot more room for the stock. In the following years Renault Trafic vans were also purchased and added to the fleet. After 8 years of steady trading, our Furniture department was created and managed by Andy Penketh who still recalls that the first item he sold was a Rabami Typist Chair. Andy was the only worker in the furniture department until 1988 when he was joined by Paul Mann, who is still with the Penketh Group today as a director. The one pound note was removed from circulation. Today you can find the Penketh Group located in our Bromborough head office, with a national network of delivery vehicles and strong strategic partnerships both nationally and worldwide. The business now has 3 generations of the Penketh family working in customer facing & managerial roles and we are continuing to grow despite the tough economic conditions which is a testament to the hard work which goes on behind the scenes and continual commitment to delivering the best possible service, always. Fall of the Berlin wall. Penketh Group's Employee Charity Society (PECS) was created. Our ...Read More