We
began our story with the founder of the company
Walter Bibby. As well as being a keen engineer,
Walter's other favourite pastime was motor cycle
racing, winning races at Donnington in the 1930's,
and we are fortunate enough to have some of the
original photographs from this era.
During the war he was employed at Crichtons in
Liverpool and even though the roof had been blown
off during the night after one particularly bad
bombing raid, the work continued with the men working
under tarpaulin covers!
Walter's first steps into the engineering business
began in a shed in the garden of his fathers house
in Burton in Cheshire. From here he designed and
manufactured prototype machines for washing golf
balls for the successful Dunlop Group.
In
the late 1950's, Walter Bibby moved to the Mill
Yard in Leighton Road, Neston where W. Bibby Ltd.
stands today. The "Mill" which still stands
on the site has been renovated and is now a private
home. Many of Neston's elderly residents still tell
of tales regarding the mysterious 'hooded monk'
that wanders around the area in the small hours.
Today, W. Bibby Ltd. has a large workforce of loyal
staff, many of whom served their apprenticeships with
the company and indeed Bibby's is one of the very
few employers in the area that actively encourage
young men into the business to 'serve their time'
in order that the skills of generations will not be
lost.
We
began our story with the founder of the company
Walter Bibby. As well as being a keen engineer,
Walter's other favourite pastime was motor cycle
racing, winning races at Donnington in the 1930's,
and we are fortunate enough to have some of the
original photographs from this era. 
In
the late 1950's, Walter Bibby moved to the Mill
Yard in Leighton Road, Neston where W. Bibby Ltd.
stands today. The "Mill" which still stands
on the site has been renovated and is now a private
home. Many of Neston's elderly residents still tell
of tales regarding the mysterious 'hooded monk'
that wanders around the area in the small hours.