Heatwave see sales soar at Yorkshire ice maker
A 165-year-old Yorkshire ice maker is enjoying this summer’s heatwave with sales soaring at the sixth-generation family firm.
Based South Kirby, The Ice Co, whose products include Party Ice, Polar Cube and Super Cubes, said demand is up more than 99% since July last year.
The Ice Co was founded in 1860 by Joseph Marr, an entrepreneurial young fish and ice merchant from Hull who began importing glacial ice from Norway to help fishing fleets keep their catch cold.
In 1906, Marr’s son founded the Fylde Ice Company and th... 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...
