At The Cutting Edge Since 1760
William Whiteley & Sons has been around for a long time, since 1760 to be exact. The business officially began during the forefront of...
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Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Dec 18, 20237 min read
A Family Business That Has It Covered!
Family-run commercial textile manufacturing business, The Beal Group, is a group of companies originally founded in Glasgow in 1979 as...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 10, 20236 min read
Playing Their Part In Making The World A Brighter Place
When Clement Brewer opened the first Brewers Decorator Centre in 1904, his ambition was to supply the professional decorator with...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 10, 20236 min read
Pioneering Premium Sleep Since 1912
As a fourth generation family business, the family of innovators at The Fine Bedding Company have spent more than 100 years investing in...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 25, 20238 min read
Gallagher Group - It Started With One Man And A Digger!
In 1973, a young Pat Gallagher, encouraged and supported by his good friend Pat Burke, purchased his first digger. Fast forward fifty...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 16, 20234 min read
Sustainable Printing Is At The Heart Of Galloways
Galloways is a family business that dates back over 150 years and is now being run by the sixth generation, Matt Galloway. Paul Andrews...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 15, 20235 min read
From A Simple Surplus Of Eggs To A Global Brand
Marion Darlington started making her award-winning range of products in the 1980’s and now in her 80’s she still verses all recipe...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 11, 20235 min read
The Family Vineyard In The Garden Of England
Kent’s original vineyard, Biddenden, is now run by the second and third generation of the Barnes family, drawing on many years of...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 31, 20239 min read
The Incredible Family Business Story Of Allan Reeder
From a one-man start up in 1971 to becoming one of London’s leading dairy suppliers the Allan Reeder story is simply incredible. A family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 22, 20236 min read
From Goats To A Diversified Family Business
A vision from an entrepreneurial founder is at the heart of many family businesses and that is certainly the case with the Steggles...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Crafting Quality Products From Canvas
In 1996 Chris Salisbury founded Canvasman in the tiny cellar of his Victorian terraced house in Leeds. From its humble beginnings as a...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Simon & James, The Eponymous Hawkins Brothers!
English wine has been an incredible success story over the last decade. There are now almost 900 vineyards in England with production...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
May 20, 20235 min read
Third Generation At The Helm At Lamberts
Lamberts was founded in 1963 by the Grandfather of the current Managing Director, Trina Beare, back in 1963. Paul Andrews spoke to Trina...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
May 5, 20236 min read
Tapping Into An Innovative Family Business Spirit
By their own admission, the family behind Greg Rowe Limited recognise that it is a ‘new brand from old hands’ which comes from an...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 20, 20236 min read
A Cleaner, Safer, Kinder World
Every story has a narrative, a history and a journey and The Cleenol Group is no exception. Celebrating 75 years as a family business...
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