| Mr Robert W. de Greeff arrived in the UK from his Native Germany to seek fortune. |
| He soon made a name for himself in the commercial life of London and established the private firm of RW Greeff for the purpose of importing and merchanting chemicals. |
| The UK business had grown to a size making it desirable to convert the partnership into a private limited company. |
| RW Greeff was the first to sell 3M™ products in the UK with the famous Wet or Dry™ abrasives. |
RW Greeff linked with one of its main competitors – Kingsley & Keith due to the two businesses being complimentary this formed K&K Greeff Chemicals Ltd based at Croyden, the name
RW Greeff is still maintained for the sale of 3M™ products. |
| Sales of 3M™ products by RW Greeff exceeded 2 million pounds. |
| Business continues to expand and grow to take on wide range of Industrial Consumables: Tapes, Adhesives, cleaning products, ESD, and Health and safety products etc. Providing Solutions for customers' bespoke needs. |
| RW Greeff takes over ISL – (Industrial Silicones and lubricants) and becomes Dow Corning’s UK channel partner and the sole distributor of Dow Corning® Sealants and Molykote® lubricants in the UK. |
| New Tamworth Head Quarters established. |
| New opportunities under Univar brand as RW Greeff is a division of Univar. |
| Exciting time for RW Greeff, future looking promising, Automotive business doing exceptionally well. Added resource of 'instore' service within RW Greeff to build and maintain partnership programmes. |
| RW Greeff acquires Industrial Solutions Ltd of Northern Ireland. Now we have four UK sites supported by nineteen Univar UK sites. |
| The expansion of RW Greeff continues as we establish a footing in Eastern Europe with operations in Poland and Hungary. |