| 1855 |
Joseph Kaye & Sons start trading in Horsforth, Leeds |
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| 1867 |
Joseph Kaye & Sons incorporated, company moves to South Accommodation Road, Hunslet, Leeds |
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| 1953 |
Harry Pickersgill forms a one man design business |
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| 1967 |
Harry and David Pickersgill form a partnership to design and manufacture tooling in Horsforth, Leeds, employing 4 people |
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| 1970 |
Assets of Joseph Kaye purchased by Pickersgills. Pickersgill-Kaye incorporated, employing 17 in Horsforth and 20 Joseph Kaye staff in Hunslet |
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| 1971 |
All employees move to the South Accommodation Road site |
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| 1980 |
South Accommodation Road Site purchased by Leeds City Council for a road widening scheme, company moves to present site at Pepper Road, now with 108 employees |
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| 1982 |
Trade recession forces reduction to 54 employees, two sister companies formed, PK Tooling Ltd and Pickersgill Electroplating Ltd |
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| 1989 |
Pickersgill-Kaye Group Ltd formed as a holding company, 120 employees |
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| 1998 |
Management buyout of the Pickersgill-Kaye Group of Companies, 125 employees. PK Tooling sold off separately |
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| 1999 |
David Pickersgill is presented with Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University |
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