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In 1954 Phil Wallbank, a springmaker from England, immigrated to Canada with his wife Betty and young children to accept a foreman position at a spring factory in Ontario. It was a complete disappointment to discover that the factory turned out to be a few machines in a garage. Having sold everything to make the trip to Canada, returning to England was not an option.
After a short time Phil decided to start his own company. In 1955, PJ Wallbank Manufacturing was founded. With a few orders and a $300 bank loan he went to work in the basement of the old farmhouse in which the family was living. Springs were tempered in the kitchen oven and machines were made from old washing machine motors and other hardware scraps.
In 1982, PJ Wallbank Springs Inc. (PJWS) was founded in Port Huron, Michigan by Mel Wallbank. PJWS began with the purpose of supplying spring packs to Ford and General Motors. Over the years the business has grown from supplying approximately 33% of Ford and General Motors requirements to nearly 100%. Today PJWS supplies spring packs to customers all around the world.
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