Posts In: Family Business of the Year

It’s a ‘Treble’ at the Family Business of the Year Awards 2020!

June 26, 2020 News

Smith of Derby scooped three awards at the national Family Business United – Family Business of the Year Awards 2020, including being named Supreme Champion – Family Business of the Year 2020. The awards are a special moment for our prestigious clockmaking company. Family Business United celebrate family owned businesses across the UK. Recognising the contribution these businesses make to the economy as well as the thousands of jobs they support. The FBU Annual Awards, usually held in London, have become a popular event for all family businesses across the UK. In the ‘virtual’ awards ceremony held live across the internet,…

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Smith of Derby, a Family Company

June 22, 2020 News

We are proud to be a family business. The 5th and 6th generation of ownership is part of the day-to-day running of Smith of Derby today and our family ethos runs throughout the culture of our team.  Following John Smith’s clockmaking apprenticeship with Whitehurst, he founded Smith of Derby in 1856 and the company has been owned by the Smith family ever since, with 5th and 6th generation of family now owning the business. However, family values are not just with ownership, as the past and present team, over our 164years of operation, have developed an underlying family culture which is…

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