Family Business United has announced the ten winners of this year's Lifetime Achievement Awards, celebrating decades of dedication, integrity and community spirit.

A Paisley kiltmaker whose outfits have dressed royalty, been hung in the White House and travelled to space is harnessing AI to secure the family business for future generations

Family business owners, advisers and next generation leaders gathered in Glasgow for the Scottish Family Business Conference 2026,

Government ambitions to reindustrialise Britain risk being undermined unless ministers act on tax pressures, high energy costs and skills shortages facing the family-owned firms that form the backbone of UK manufacturing.

Caribbean has signed the Family Business Pledge, reinforcing its commitment to long-term relationships with its trade partners and the installer network that supports its business across the UK.

In his new book, The Great Survivors, Nigel Cope uncovers the stories behind some of the oldest family businesses in the UK.

The only national awards dedicated to the UK family business sector are now open for entries. Find out more and enter today.

Family Business United has announced the launch of a new Women in Family Business Community, creating a dedicated space to recognise, explore and celebrate the contribution women make to family businesses across the UK.

Family Business United is delighted to announce the publication of Family Business Matters by founder and CEO Paul Andrews.

Family Business United (FBU) has announced the finalists for the Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award 2026, recognising individuals whose contribution to their family businesses and to the wider sector has been exceptional. The award celebrates a lifetime of dedication, leadership and impact, honouring individuals who have shaped their businesses across generations and who continue to inspire the family business community. This year's finalists are: Gerald Bloom - Owner

JCB's hydrogen-powered Hydromax streamliner clinched an SCTA speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats – reaching 368.347mph at the world's leading land speed racing event.

Family Business United (FBU) has written to the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, calling for an urgent and substantive review of the changes made to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR). The letter, sent on behalf of FBU and family business owners from across the UK, was posted today. Collectively the signatories generate an annual turnover of £2.4 billion, employ 17,162 people and have been trading for a combined 4,278 years, a str

Family Business United has announced the publication of its latest insight guide, Creating a Family Charter: A Practical Guide to Building Stronger Family Governance, a comprehensive new resource designed to help family businesses establish clear governance, strengthen relationships and prepare confidently for the future. Written by Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United, the guide explores one of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of family bu

Family Business United (FBU), the leading independent platform for the UK family business community, today announces the launch of The Family Business Glossary, a comprehensive new reference guide bringing together over 240 terms covering governance, succession, ownership, family dynamics and leadership. Family business is a world with its own vocabulary. Terms such as charter, cousin consortium and third generation curse are used often within the sector, yet they are rarely

Wealthy UK-based families are increasingly considering the Channel Islands as a “near-shore, offshore” option as they reassess where they live, work and structure their affairs following the abolition of non-dom status.

Family Business United has congratulated Andy Burnham on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and has called on the new administration to place the family business community at the heart of its plans for economic growth. Mr Burnham was appointed on Monday 20 July 2026, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, who stepped down as Labour leader and Prime Minister in June. The former Mayor of Greater Manchester, who won the Makerfield seat in a by election in June, has pl

One of the world's leading champions of family enterprise has today launched a landmark Pledge that enables family businesses everywhere to publicly affirm the principles that set them apart: stewardship, people, community, integrity, sustainability, heritage and the sharing of knowledge. Family Business United has today launched the Family Business Pledge: a voluntary commitment open to family firms of every size, sector and generation that want to stand together and demonst

Today's end-of-life vehicles contain the critical materials needed to build tomorrow's electric vehicles, making their recovery vital to the UK's industrial future.

Family Business United is delighted to share the film from the National Family Business of the Year Awards 2026, an evening that saw the family business sector come together to celebrate the significant contribution of family businesses to the UK economy.

A pioneering pilot led by independent environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has demonstrated how sustained behaviour change activity can improve both the physical environment and people’s perceptions of their local area.