Beaverbrooks Explained

Beaverbrooks the Jewellers
Type:Private
Image Alt:Beaverbrooks on Commercial Street in Leeds.
Foundation:1919
Founder:Isaac, Harry and Maurice Adlestone
Location:St Annes on Sea, UK
Locations:80
Key People:Anna Blackburn - Managing Director, Mark Adlestone - Chairman
Industry:Retail
Products:Jewellery
Num Employees:950

Beaverbrooks is a British jeweller. Established in 1919, with the opening of its first store in Belfast and still a family-owned business, with direct descendants of the founders, (the third and fourth generations of the Adlestone family), the custodians. The current Managing Director Anna Blackburn has worked for Beaverbrooks for 21 years, starting her career working in the Trafford branch and working her way up the ranks. She was appointed CEO in September 2013, becoming not only the first female CEO of the company but the first non-family CEO in the company's history. In 2018, Anna was appointed managing director, becoming only the second-ever non-family member to sit on the board.

Awards and recognition

In 2009,Beaverbrooks staff were identified as the most content in the country, according to the Sunday Times, with the company topping the newspaper's annual rankings of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ in that year. They've appeared in the list for 17 consecutive years. In 2020, they were named the 9th Best Company To Work For and Best Place To Work at the Retail Week Awards.

Notes and References

  1. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article5701536.ece
  2. Web site: About Us - Beaverbrooks the Jewellers . https://web.archive.org/web/20050110224741/http://www.beaverbrooks.co.uk/index.cfm?event=showAboutUs . dead . 10 January 2005 . Beaverbrooks.co.uk . 2010-08-04 .
  3. Web site: News - Beaverbrooks the Jewellers . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005082703/http://beaverbrooks.co.uk/index.cfm?event=news.showNewsArticle&articleID=109 . dead . 5 October 2010 . Beaverbrooks.co.uk . 2010-03-08 . 2010-08-04 .