1824 – W & H Marriage & Sons
The Marriage family has been milling quality flour in Essex for almost 200 years, and...
Britain's Oldest Family Firms
Family Business United are constantly looking at ways to celebrate the family business sector and over the years have compiled various pieces of research identifying some of the oldest family firms in the country.
Outlined below are some of the oldest family firms in Britain today with links to the current lists of some of the oldest family businesses regionally. Obviously things change and over time long standing family firms come to light too. If you know of any amendments or additions that we need to make, please do get in touch and we will update the lists accordingly. In the meantime, we should celebrate those family firms listed below that have stood the test of time and remain great family businesses in the UK today!
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Oldest Family Firms In Scotland
1898 – Walkers Shortbread
The Walkers story begins in 1898 when the twenty-one year old Joseph Walker opened the...
