Periam & Williamson started as a partnership in 1971, when John Periam and Barrie Williamson started business together.

After many years of successful growth in terms of business contacts, and taking on extra employees to cope with this expansion, Ray Hatfield was employed as a manager and technician to further expand the company's profile.

Periam & Williamson was incorporated in 1999, and this was to enable Ray Hatfield who joined the company in 1987, and Richard Cozens who joined the company in 1988, to buy into the company, and for John and Barrie to start to plan their retirement. This also gave the company the opportunity to offer a continuation of service to its customer base on a more permanent basis.

Over the following years both John and Barrie retired, and a new director and owner David Sharp who worked for the company since 1981 bought in and the company now has 3 directors, with many years experience not only electrically but with the company itself.

We are proud to say that with the knowledge gained and our friendly aspect towards our customers, the company today is still in a strong position, employing around 25 people.

We have invested time, knowledge and money over many years in training people through the apprenticeship scheme, and many of our employees have been here since they left school, including David Sharp and Richard Cozens, 2 of the directors.

_John Periam & Barrie Williamson having a final photo at their retirement

__John Periam (left) & Barrie Williamson (right) Handing over to Ray Hatfield MD (centre), Richard Cozens(2nd left), and David Sharp(2nd right).

In 2013, Ray Hatfield retired and handed over to Peter Maplethorpe to keep the directors at 3 people of the company. Ray had worked at Periam and Williamson Ltd since the 1980s.

Peter had been working for the company for many years and stepped in to the role along side David Sharp and Richard Cozens

David Sharp (Left), Richard Cozens (Right), Peter Maplethorpe (2nd Right) the directors of Periam & Williamson Ltd, with Kevin Smith on his last day of work when he retired in 2022 after nearly 30 years at the company.

April 2023 saw the retirement of David Sharp and Timothy Skinner who had completed 42 years and 43 years service.
We went to Boston United football club for a retirement function, and had a gathering at our offices and stores for their final day.
Photos above also show David Sharp handing over to Jason Cartwright as a new director at Periam & Williamson Ltd.