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Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Stephen Bagnall
We are delighted to announce that Stephen Bagnall of Alfred Bagnall & Sons Limited has been included within the inaugural Family Business...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Tim Good
We are delighted to announce that Tim Good of The John Good Group and The Matthew Good Foundation has been included within the inaugural...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jul 10, 20231 min read
John Good Group Announces It's Strategic Transformation
John Good Group, a renowned leader in the travel and logistics industry, is delighted to announce its strategic transformation that...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Arco Success At The Family Business United Awards
Arco won the Yorkshire Family Business of the Year Award at the Family Business of the Year Awards recently. They were up against 200+...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 9, 20233 min read
World Class Manufacturing Traditional Jukeboxes In Leeds
Sound Leisure has been manufacturing high quality Jukeboxes in Yorkshire since 1978. Still family owned, Sound Leisure remain one of only...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 6, 20231 min read
Family Firm Creates Bespoke Horticultural Training Course
York Agricultural and Horticultural College, Askham Bryan, and Yorkshire plant nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, have collaborated to create...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Yorkshire-Based Duvalay Scoops Leading National Business Award
Yorkshire-based Duvalay has been successful at this year’s Family Business of the Year Awards after winning the Family Business of the...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Johnsons of Whixley Supplies Plants To Darwin Escapes
Leading UK plant nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, has provided £130k worth of plants for two luxury holiday park developments by Darwin...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Family Businesses Share Summer Recipes
Two Yorkshire family businesses have collaborated to create recipes that celebrate Yorkshire produce. The team at Thixendale based...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Johnsons of Whixley Supplies Plants For Darwin Escapes
Leading UK plant nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, has provided £130k worth of plants for two luxury holiday park developments by Darwin...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Heritage Textile Mill Introduces Menopause Training
A 240-year-old heritage textile mill based in Stanningley, West Yorkshire, has introduced menopause training for employees in managerial...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Cricketing Legend Visits Jukebox Manufacturer
In his role as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Australia, iconic former cricketer Lord Botham OBE visited Sound Leisure in Leeds. The...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 23, 20232 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, 20235 min read
Recruiting, Retaining And Motivating Staff In A Family Business
Family businesses need to position themselves as attractive propositions to appeal to new executives. It is well documented that many...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Horticulturists Achieve Over 16 Million Steps For Perennial Charity
Employees at one of the UK’s largest plant nurseries, Johnsons of Whixley, have achieved over 16 million steps during April as part of a...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
May 23, 20232 min read
Family Firm Enhances Grounds Of New Residential Development
P1 Contractors Ltd and urban design architects, OOBE, have enlisted Yorkshire commercial nursery, Johnsons of Whixley Ltd, to help...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Employing Apprentices For Over 100 Years
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week Family Business United spoke to a number of family firms that employ apprentices to get their...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Graham Richardson
We are delighted to announce that Graham Richardson of Johnsons of Whixley has been included within the inaugural Family Business United...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Jason Rockett
We are delighted to announce that Jason Rockett of Potter Space has been included within the inaugural Family Business United ‘Family...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Family Business Top 100 Recognition For John Tordoff
We are delighted to announce that John Tordoff of JCT600 has been included within the inaugural Family Business United ‘Family Business...
Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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