100 years of Percy A Hudson Limited
Percy A Hudson Now
Today, members of the Hudson family still run Percy A Hudson Limited. Malcom and Douglas Hudson have retired and Paul, Mark and Jonathan are the fourth generation of the Hudson family involved in the timber industry.
Fire Devastates Site in April 2002
April 2002 saw the company devastated by a fire, caused by an explosion from an adjacent chemical plant. The resulting cloud was visible throughout the region and neighbouring homes were evacuated. The sawmill and office were saved although most of the storage areas and stock were lost. The company continued to trade and the building of the new warehouse was completed early 2003.
New Sales Area and Shop Front 1998
February 1998 saw the opening of a new sales area and shop front. Before this customers had to go upstairs to a small trade counter.
Fire June 1956
The original buildings were completely destroyed by fire in June 1956 and the rebuilding of the new sawmill completed in March 1957.
100 years of Percy A Hudson Limited
We’re a family run firm that started trading in 1911 when Percy Hudson bought the saw mill. There’s been a sawmill operating on this site in North Shields since 1853. His son, Reginald Hudson, followed him into the timber industry and worked until 2001, into his eighties, alongside his sons Malcom (who joined in 1960) and Douglas (since 1981).
