David Faulkner looks at the origin and development of three key local family companies - Ringtons, Barbour and Fenwick - and what they mean to the North East.

David Faulkner explores NE family companies - with specific reference to Ringtons, Barbour and Fenwick. The importance of family businesses to the UK economy, their particular features, and detailed examples of the origin and development of three important local family businesses based in the North...