Chairman of £350m group passes away aged 82
The chairman of a 140 year-old family-run business, John Rix, has passed away at the age of 82 following a short illness.
John was chairman of J R Rix & Sons, which was founded in the 1870s by Robert Rix. John was the 4th generation of his family to join the company, which he did at the age of 16, and stayed with the business for more than six decades.
Now, the business turns over £358m annually according to its last available accounts, and employs 600 people.
Initially a shipping business it diversified under John Rixâ€... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
