| 1983
- Eric Baines Founded Acorn Industrial Services Ltd |
| 1984 |
Relocated To Neepsend, Sheffield -
2 Employees. |
| 1986 |
Relocated to Ashley Ind. Est. Rotherham. |
| 1990 |
£1 Million Pound Turnover - 9 Employees. |
| 1992 |
Appointed NTN Official Distributor. |
| 1994 |
Relocate to Midland Road, Rotherham - 12 Employees. |
| 1996 |
Fully computerized stock control software is installed. |
| |
New extension built, expanding
offices and stores. |
| |
Des Spillings and Martin Povey join the company. |
| 1997 |
New extension built, expanding offices and stores. |
| 1998 |
Appointed FAG Official UK Wholesale Distributor. |
| |
Awarded ISO 9002 accreditation. |
| |
Appointed Dayco Official UK Wholesale Distributor. |
| 1999 |
Opening of Midland Branch |
| 2000 |
Appointed NKE Bearings Official UK Wholesale Distributor. |
| 2001 |
Seven Delivery Vans in operation. |
| |
Awarded Membership to European Power Transmission Distributors
Association (EPTDA). |
| |
Achieved the Investors In People standard. |
| |
New 3500Sq ft Unit and Car Park built close to existing
warehouse. |
| |
New division launched for linear products
- "Acorn Linear Services". |
| 2002 |
Acquired Engineers Warehouse Ltd, a Sheffield
based local supplier of engineering consumables. |
| 2003 |
Acorn's
20th Anniversary |
| |
New
product range, Eurosnodi - Rod Ends |
| |
Acorn
Linear Division Appointed Official NB Distributorship |
| |
Acquisition
of Promtex. |
| |
Appointed the first new authorised SKF Distributor for more than 20 years |
| |
Open Acorn Scotland |
| |
RBC Bearings Distributor |
| 2004 |
500K extension to Rotherham Premises. |
| |
200K investment into Great Plains computer system. |
| 2005 |
Open Acorn North East |
| |
Open Acorn Cumbria |
| |
Management Buyout - On the 19th Dec 2005 Des Spillings & Martin Povey buy the company from Eric Baines |
| |
Distributor for Goodyear |
| 2006 |
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