ONE of Gloucestershire’s most well-known businessmen, Roger Cullimore, has received a special recognition award.
It has been given by the British Aggregates Association, an organisation of which Roger was a founder member.
The award, presented at the organisation’s AGM by former England and British Lions Rugby Union player Rory Underwood, recognises Roger’s commitment to the Cullimore Group, the BAA and the wider industry in a career spanning nearly 60 years.
Roger, now in his 80s, has decided to step aside.
However, he insists he will be keeping a keen eye on the industry.
Roger took over the now 90-year-old family business in 1961, joining his father Moreton C Cullimore as joint MD.
Fifty years later he handed over the reins to his son, Moreton F Cullimore, while maintaining his position as chairman.
The family business has evolved from its humble beginnings in 1927 with just a single second-hand Ford Model T Truck, to now servicing five counties with 60 haulage vehicles and more than one hundred staff.
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