Then the company was affectionately known as Browns of Wilmslow, and from 1910, was located in Station Road until its move in 2006 to its current headquarters in new purpose-built offices in Cheadle, South Manchester.

James Brown, son of founder Levi Brown, purchased the site as a parcel of land, which originally belonged to Bollin Hall. The outbuildings made excellent timber storage sheds for the Browns business, which was establishing an excellent reputation through its joinery workshops.

As the company expanded and the site developed, the surviving relatives of James Brown built their houses here, next to the company's new offices.

The company remained at its Station Road site for 87 years of its current 147-year history, and in honour of its heritage, is naming its brand new offices Bollin House.

Even the new phone numbers for Browns will end in 1860, to mark the year of the company's birth.