2003 Family Business Honours

      
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In 2003, 18 family firms were honoured by the JPMorgan Private Bank Family Business Honours programme:

The programme paid tribute to three families in particular, deemed to be exemplars of best practice:

The Family Governance Honour:
C.Hoare & Co., C. & J. Clark International Ltd., Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd. (Ireland), William Jackson and Son Ltd., J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Ltd., Perfecta Ltd., Speymalt Whisky Distributors
     
2003 Exemplar:    
  C. & J. Clark
     
"You may be assured that I will make the family and the company aware that we have been awarded this singular honour"

Roger Pedder, chairman of C.&J. Clark Ltd.

C. & J. Clark (Clarks shoes) is a private, family run business based in Street, Somerset. Founded in 1825, Clarks is an internationally branded footwear company and market leader in the UK.
     
The Business Success Honour:
Altro Group Plc., Big Pictures, Grosvenor Group Holdings Ltd., Lornamead International, The Musgrave Group, Samworth Brothers, Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd. (Ireland), Timpson
     
2003 Exemplar:    
  Samworth Brothers
     
"I was absolutely thrilled to receive the Business Success Honour on behalf of my colleagues and the company."

David Samworth, chairman of Samworth Brothers.

Samworth Brothers produces high quality chilled foods. Based in Leicestershire and Cornwall, their product is sold under many famous name supermarkets' own labels, as well as the Ginsters and Dickinson & Morris brand names.
     
The Social Responsibility Honour:
Bettys and Taylors Group Ltd., Bruntwood Estates, C. Hoare & Co., IMO Precision Controls Ltd., Pentland Group Plc., Samworth Brothers
     
2003 Exemplar:    
  Bettys and Taylors Group Ltd.
     
"As for our award, we are so proud and will endeavour to live up to it."

Jonathan Wild, chairman of Bettys & Taylors Group Ltd.

Trading in Yorkshire and in its third generation, this independent family business runs quintessentially English tea shops, bakes bread, makes acclaimed confections, roasts coffee and blends tea.
 
Click here to view the 2003 Family Business Honours Report


 

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