Our History

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1890

William Shaw buys Whitebirk Colliery at Blackburn and Belthorn Colliery.

1897

The date is St Valentine’s Day, 1897.

1903

By 1903, Shaws sanitaryware range is well established.

1908

The company expands rapidly.

1914

The First World War disrupts normal production.

1919

Arthur invents and patents a new gas-fuelled kiln to improve the quality of production.