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Dave Roy Takes Lifetime Achievement Award After 39 Years Family Business Service
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Dave Roy who has worked for Brewers Decorator Centres, a family business, for 39...
Sep 19, 2025


Regal Foods Acquires Iconic Soft Drink Brand Suncrest
Yorkshire-based food and drink manufacturer Regal Food Products Group Plc is proud to announce the acquisition of the iconic soft drink...
Sep 19, 2025


House Of Lords Wants Your Views On Inheritance Tax, APR & BPR Changes
Family Business United continues to amplify the family business voice and respond to the needs of our members in challenging the recent...
Sep 19, 2025


Supreme Champion 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award For Harold Wilson MBE
Harold Wilson MBE, Executive Chairman of UK Docks Marine Services has taken home the prestigious Supreme Champion 2025 Family Business...
Sep 18, 2025


Historic Football Club Sports Modern New Look
A football club set up more than a century ago is sporting a brand-new look – thanks to a £400 donation from JCB. Leigh United Football...
Sep 18, 2025


The Victor Pizza Co Shortlisted For Women’s Enterprise Scotland Award
Glasgow based business The Victor Pizza Co, headed up by Anne Marie Cairney, is celebrating after being shortlisted in the Women’s...
Sep 18, 2025


Lake District Hospitality Chief Wins National Lifetime Achievement Award
The leading light at a Lake District hotel group has received a lifetime award in recognition of his career achievements over the last 40...
Sep 18, 2025


New Dorset Charity Campaign For Hendy Foundation
Hendy Foundation, the independent charity affiliated with leading car dealer business Hendy Group, has started the process of allocating...
Sep 17, 2025


GAP Hire Solutions To Showcase Site Set-Up at Plantworx 2025
GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent hire company, is set to return to Plantworx 2025, the UK’s premier live construction...
Sep 17, 2025


Adnams Marks Ghost Ship Anniversary
Adnams has announced the launch of a limited-edition pale ale, marking 15 years since the arrival of its runaway success brand, Ghost...
Sep 17, 2025


Manufacturers See Sharp Rebound In Activity According To Latest Research
Britain’s manufacturers have seen a sharp rebound in activity in the third quarter of the year, with signs that pent up investment demand...
Sep 15, 2025


M&S Food Appoints Blakemore As Primary Wholesale Partner
M&S Food announced another step forward in its Reshape for Growth strategy by appointing A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the UK’s largest family-owned businesses, as its new primary wholesale partner for third party branded products. The new strategic partnership will help deliver a more consistent and reliable shopping experience for customers as M&S continues its journey to become a shopping list retailer. Blakemore will deliver directly to M&S’ regional distribution netwo
Sep 15, 2025


Carlisle Dental Clinic Celebrates Anniversary Milestone
A Carlisle dental practice is celebrating its 25th anniversary since a change of ownership at the turn of the century and a successful...
Sep 12, 2025


Rochester Growers Star In New M&S Farm To Foodhall Advert
Local fruit grower John Myatt and his daughters Alex and Hannah of J. Myatt and Co. are set to star in M&S’ latest Farm to Foodhall...
Sep 12, 2025


GDP Result Leaves Small Firms Feeling Flat
Responding to the announcement that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed flat growth in July, and rose by 0.3% in the three months to...
Sep 12, 2025


Harrisons Secures Third Consecutive Planet Mark Certification
Harrisons, a leading UK manufacturer of nonwoven wet and dry wipes, has once again been recognised with Planet Mark Business...
Sep 11, 2025


Gross Lending To SMEs Continues To Increase
UK Finance’s latest Business Finance Review shows that SME lending by the main high street banks increased by 8 per cent in the second...
Sep 11, 2025


Perdue Farms Named To TIME’s List Of The World’s Best Companies 2025
Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agriculture company, has been named to TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2025 list,...
Sep 10, 2025


All The World’s A Stage For Derbyshire Family’s Successful Business
A Derbyshire mum and her two daughters are taking centre stage in the world of luxury property design, after beating nationwide...
Sep 10, 2025


Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Drives IT Hiring Surge Across UK
New research from international recruitment firm, Robert Half, has revealed that nearly half (45%) of UK employers are planning to increase permanent headcount in their IT & Technology functions before the end of 2025. A further 36% are investing in contract professionals to maintain agility and address critical skills shortages in the function, with cybersecurity driving much of the demand. The findings, part of Robert Half’s latest Hiring Intentions data, show that while AI
Sep 10, 2025

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