Case studies

Find out more about employee owned businesses by reading the Employee Ownership Association's concise case studies below.

Case studies give you factual information about a range of employee owned companies, plus analysis of their ownership set-up and background.

Case studies include the following information about each company:

List of Case Studies

Arup Group
Internationally renowned consulting engineers, trust owned since 1979.

Compton Fundraising Consultants
International fundraising consultancy specialising in not-for-profit sector.

Eaga
Trust owned energy efficiency services provider for public authorities mainly in domestic housing sector.

Gripple
Sheffield-based wire joiner and tensioner manufacturers.

John Lewis Partnership
Europe's largest co-owned business with retail turnover of £5 billion.

Learning IT
Employee buy-out in 2003 of this Stirling-based IT training and service business.

Loch Fyne Oysters

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School Trends
School uniform suppliers set up in 1988, moved to employee ownership in 2004.

Scott Bader Company
International polymers manufacturer founded in 1921 and co-owned since 1951.

St Luke's
Advertising and communications company bought out from American ad agency in 1995.

Sunderland Home Care Associates
Personal care providers now extending co-ownership approach into other parts of the North East.

Swann-Morton
World's leading surgical blade manufacturer, employee owned since 1964.

Tullis Russell Group
Paper and board manufacturer founded in 1809 and bought out by employees in 1994.

UBH International
Ormskirk-based tank container designers and manufacturers.

Wilkin & Sons
Family owned preserves and cake manufacturer, founded in 1885, sold to employees in 1995.

Windowmaker
Gloucester manufacturing company sold to employees in 2003 with Baxi Partnership help.

Woollard & Henry
Employee buy-out in 2002 of this watermarking "dandy rolls" manufacturer, established in 1878.