About us: testimonials
Halifax Wireform Co. Limited
Go into any supermarket in the UK, and you’ll almost certainly see a product made by Halifax Wireform – not for sale, but displaying the goods that are.
The family business, which began life more than half a century ago, in 1952, manufactures wire, tube and sheet metal goods, with a particular specialism in bespoke supermarket shelving and display equipment for fast-moving consumer goods. They are now major manufacturing sub-contractors to the shop fitting and display industries
Director Andrew Morley has been with the family business, started by his father and uncle, since leaving school over 40 years ago, and Lambert Roper & Horsfield have acted as Wireform’s accountants, auditors and financial advisors for most of that time.
He says: "I remember David coming to Wireform in the early days with his dad, Keith Roper, to present the annual accounts and work with us whilst we were evolving our costing systems and other financial aspects of the company. This was when I was learning the ropes from my own father and uncle.”
Over the years, Halifax Wireform has grown to a substantial company, employing up to 70 people and with the in-house capacity to deal with day to day financial issues, such as invoicing, payroll, tax and VAT, monthly management accounts and pension administration.
Lambert Roper & Horsfield carry out the company’s audit and annual accounts and although formal meetings take place only a couple of times a year, Andrew says: “They are always on the end of the phone when we need advice.
“We have always been fairly cautious in the way we do business but if we are thinking of committing ourselves to any substantial capital expenditure, we would always ask David to take an overview and give us his opinion.
“The beauty of knowing our company inside out is that they see the bigger picture, including personal finance issues. For example, they have arranged pensions for our directors and some of our managerial staff and they have been able to guide us through complex tax issues, relating to dividends, inheritance tax planning, wills and vehicle tax and finance.
“Although circumstances have not yet dictated this, we know there
are even more complex and specialist areas which Lamberts can bring to
the table, should the need arise.
“And it’s equally reassuring that Lambert Roper & Horsfield
are a very well-respected and reputable firm. As their client, that gives us
a quality stamp that stands us in good stead with people like the tax or VAT
authorities.
“We envisage no circumstances which would cause us to even consider looking
to move to another accountancy practice.”
