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 History
The company, W.H. Andrew, was founded in 1945
by Bill Andrew, father of one of the
current directors. Bill had worked in England for the Peerless Refining
Co (Liverpool) Ltd., first on the technical side and later as a
salesman. When the opportunity came to take over the Northern
Ireland agency for Peerless, Bill jumped at the chance to
come back to his roots. His mother had been born in Larne, County
Antrim and he longed to return to the Emerald Isle. His aim was
to introduce new standards of support, expertise and service to
the baking industry. Tom Chandley had just started manufacturing
his soon to become famous bakery ovens and Bill also sold these
to local bakers.
Tim Andrew
joined the company in 1967 carrying on the tradition of giving exceptional
service and helping to grow the business.
Until 1975 the company was based at
77-79 Corporation Street, close to the
docks in Belfast. Having outgrown these premises, a move was made
to the centre of the picturesqueak village of Hillsborough, County
Down. A further move in 1986 was made
to the present purpose built office and warehouse along with a name
change to Andrew of Hillsborough Ltd. Great care has been taken
over the years to maintain a ‘green’ look to the site
and the grounds were awarded an Environmental Award three years
in a row.
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In July 2001 we took over the business
of W.H Waugh who had been trading for as long as us. Alan Waugh
joined us as a Director. This move broadened our already extensive
product range into flour. January 2003
saw the opening of our warehouse extension and covered loading bay
which almost doubled our storage capacity. A new larger chill room
was also installed.
In August 2003 we rebranded and changed
the company name. We now have a fresh new look and a new name “Andrew
Ingredients” and will continue to grow and offer the
best service we can to our customers.
In September 2005 we held our very
sucessful "Ingredients in Action"
exhibition to celebrate 60 Years in Business.
In June 2008 we were appointed Master Distributor in Ireland for Macphie of Glenbervie Ltd.
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