New FBUK Members As Family Business UK continues to go from strength to strength, we’re delighted to welcome a growing number of family businesses to the network. Some recent new Members include:
Gunnercooke – is a leading international law and professional services firm that is one of the fastest growing in the UK. The Gunnercooke Group now has 14 offices across the UK, Europe and US including London, New York, Manchester, Berlin and Glasgow, comprising 500 lawyers acting for over 40,000 clients. Purpose and community are at the core of everything Gunnercooke does. The model is designed to foster strong relationships between clients and their trusted advisors. It aims to leave a lasting, positive legacy on the world. In April 2025, Gunnercooke founder Darryl Cooke welcomed his two sons, Hayden and Ashley, to join him at the firm, with the purpose of taking its award-winning culture into the next generation. Daryl Cooke says “I’d love the family to completely protect our long-term culture and create the sort of business where the people are first.” Barhale – is a second-generation civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist. Originally established in 1980 by Dennis Curran, Chairperson, his children Lisa, Sean and Patrick are fellow directors on the Holdings Board. Whilst Barhale was founded as a dedicated tunnelling contractor, it has grown its skills and capabilities, including design and the supply of safety and construction products, to support its long-term commitment to the direct delivery of end-to-end construction services. Strong family values and industry-leading personal development pathways have confirmed Barhale’s status as an employer of choice shaping teams with a reputation for innovation and exceptional engineering ability. The company is now one of the largest privately-owned infrastructure businesses in the UK, recognised by New Civil Engineer as the Tunnelling Contractor of the Year and by The Sunday Times as a Top 100 Place to Work. Visit www.barhale.co.uk AV Dawson – is a third-generation, family-owned business – a multimodal logistics provider which owns and manages the Port of Middlesbrough on the River Tees in Northeast England. With 87 years of industry expertise, the business has grown into a leading name in port operations, logistics, and specialist transport solutions. Today, it employs approximately 200 people across Teesside. Under the leadership of Chairman Gary Dawson, grandson of founder Arthur Vernon Dawson, the AV Dawson group comprises several subsidiary businesses, including Port of Middlesbrough Limited, AV Dawson Transport Limited, AVD Industrial and Port Services Limited and Cockfield Knight, its in-house shipping agency and ship brokerage. AV Dawson also offers comprehensive warehousing, storage and office accommodation, supporting businesses with reliable and versatile end-to-end logistics solutions.
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