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College Caterer Benefits From Zero Touch Cutlery Dispenser
Cardiff & Vale College (Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro) has found success using family run Celebration Packaging’s zero-touch disposable wooden...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 73 min read


Wickens Targets Growth As £1M Paint Shop Improvements
One of the UK’s leading bespoke racking manufacturers is looking to double its sales by 2028 after tapping into assistance from a leading...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 63 min read


DTE Becomes First To Achieve CCPI Mark For Trusses And Joists
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of engineered timber components, Donaldson Timber Engineering Ltd (DTE) has become the first...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 52 min read


Cash Is King But Is Working Capital Queen In A Family Business
Working capital is the capital of a business, which is used in it’s day-to-day trading operations, calculated as the current assets minus...
Sarah-Jane Murphy, AAB Business Advisory Director
Mar 55 min read


GAP Hire Solutions Joins Forces With WaterAid
GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent hire company, is proud to announce a five-year partnership with WaterAid to help deliver...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 51 min read


Cumbrian Hospitality Team Takes 30 Mile Hike For Charity
A brave band of walkers from a Lake District hotel group has tackled a one day 30 mile hiking challenge to raise funds for a local...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 52 min read


Succession Planning Is Vital To Securing The Future Of Family Businesses
Failure to implement a succession plan is one of the main reasons why so few family businesses survive, future generations. The...

James Donaldson Timber Looks To The Future With New Facility
Leading timber supplier, James Donaldson Timber (JDT) has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000ft2 purpose-built manufacturing...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 42 min read


The Changing Succession Landscape
Succession planning has always been a difficult topic for many due to the need to confront issues around death and the loss of someone...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 32 min read


Johnsons Nurseries Hosts Prosper Group For Exclusive Plant Buyers
Johnsons Nurseries Ltd proudly hosted members of the Prosper plant buyers’ group on February 24, 2025, for an engaging and insightful...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 32 min read


JCB Helps Teenager Set Sights On Olympic Dream
A teenager Kayaker has set his sights on paddling into the Olympics thanks to a £2,500 donation from digger giant JCB. Harry Kirby, 18,...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 282 min read


South West Pub Company Ranks Top In Reputation Awards
One of St Austell Brewery’s managed pubs has been ranked as the best in Europe for going above and beyond in delivering the best...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 273 min read


Paul Williams Receives Outstanding Contribution Award
Paul Williams, chairman of frying range manufacturer KFE, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award at the 2025 National...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 273 min read

Hampshire Farm Increases Soft Fruit Production
A Meon Valley farm team is busy preparing 50,000 raspberry plants for the 2025 summer season - more than five times the number planted...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 272 min read


New Green Credentials For Lake District Spa Resort
A luxury Lake District spa resort has achieved a new accreditation to benchmark its progress in environmental performance and use of...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 272 min read


Bayne's Bakers Marks 70 Years With Opening Of 70th New Shop
Bayne’s The Family Bakers proudly celebrates its 70th shop opening at Perth’s Inveralmond Retail Park. This significant milestone...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 272 min read


Autonomous Field Trial Leads To Lower Carbon Parsnips At M&S
Lower carbon parsnips are now available at select M&S Foodhalls across the country, grown autonomously in a trial funded by the M&S Plan...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 273 min read


Dina Foods Goes Dinalicious® On Mamoul
Mediterranean foods supplier Dina Foods is launching a new Dinalicious® umbrella brand, starting with new-look packaging on its mamoul...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 261 min read


Global Family Business Pumps Cash Into Nottinghamshire Attraction
A Nottinghamshire museum and tourist attraction has been given a cash injection after a global packaging giant named it as February’s...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 263 min read


Novus Begins Work In Southwest Following Anchor Contract Wins
National specialist maintenance contractor Novus Property Solutions has commenced work on its contract for two lots on the Anchor...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 262 min read
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