Borthwick, Thomas, & Sons Ltd

Sectors:

  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Livestock distribution inc droving & auctioneering
  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Meat distribution
  • Food & tobacco processing Meat processing

Notes:

Traced origins to (Sir) Thomas Borthwick, 1835-1912, who established himself in business in 1857 at Midlothian as a livestock agent. In 1863 relocated to Liverpool. From early 1880s started to import meat from Australasia and Argentina, made possible by refrigerated ships. Opened depots and cold stores in large UK cities and relocated to London in 1892. 1904 incorporated. Early 1900s developed major interests in Australasian meat processing, dominating the trade with UK. Reconstructed 1927. By 1960s c50 UK branches, cold stores at London and Liverpool and 12 meat processing plant in Australia and New Zealand. c1970s converted to a public company.

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