| 1946 |
William R. Selwood founded in West End Southampton |
| 1947 |
Selwood moves to old school site at Chandler’s Ford (present HQ) |
| 1951 |
Selwood becomes a limited company |
| 1952 |
Selwood expands into plant hire and obtains Benford agency |
| 1959 |
First branch opens at Exeter. Drott skid shovels purchased |
| 1961 |
Press invited to see “Orbital Engine” |
| 1965 |
3” Spate pump introduced |
| 1968 |
6” Spate prototype |
| 1968 |
William R. Selwood dies aged 55yrs. Peter Selwood appointed
Technical Director |
| 1971 |
Spate gets Industrial Design Award |
| 1972 |
Selwood sold to Thomas Tilling Limited |
| 1975 |
Peter Selwood killed in plane crash |
| 1977 |
Queens Award for industry |
| 1979 |
Seven more branches opened |
| 1982 |
Tilling group creates PASCON by merging Palmers, Selwood & Croker |
| 1983 |
BTR acquires the Tilling group |
| 1994 |
Management buyout of Pascon |
| 1995 |
Pascon acquires MK pump hire |
| 1997 |
Anglia Pumps and G+H McGill acquired |
| 1998 |
Selwood Storm pump gains SED award |
| 1999 |
Palmers sold leading to 2nd management buyout |
| 2000 |
Reverts back to the Selwood name at the start of the new millenium |
| 2001 |
Selwood acquires Pyramid Plant |
| 2002 |
Buyback of 3i's stake reverting Selwood to 100% management ownership |
| 2004 |
New range of Super Silent pumps launched |
| 2005 |
Selwood accredited to 14001 and holds all three recognised quality,safety and environmental standards |
| 2006 |
Celebrates 60th anniversary and raises £60k for charity |
| 2007 |
Selwood pumps come to the UK's aid amidst flooding |
| 2008 |
Selwood acquires Proplant |
| 2009 |
Largest ever single pump orders secured to the value of $3.5m |
| 2010 |
Avant wheeled loaders added to the fleet |
The William R. Selwood story began in post World War Two Britain – a country facing an incredibly vast programme of rebuilding and rehabilitation, a programme that demanded enormous resources of construction plant and equipment and which offered opportunities to far-sighted businessmen with practical experience of site machinery. 
