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By the end of the 1980's Rowe, then under the leadership of Rodney and Ryan Rowe, had developed into an organisation with 22 depots and a fleet of 200 vehicles encompassing the South-West, South-East and South Wales. Rowe was by then....

The largest independent fruit wholesaler in the Country.

In the late 1990's the Company's business plan took a side step from its mainstream former activities within the fresh produce industry. It was considering at this time that it was time for a change due to dramatic changes in trends in High Street shopping with the influx and rapid growth of the multiples and the effect it would have on the Company's customer base.

At this time the decision was made to sell the trading rights to the produce business to Fyffes Plc although Rowe retained the properties as landlord.

Rowe Estates (UK) Ltd.

Continued...

Marking the end of an eventful calendar century, the Rowe Group passed on from being a fruit and vegetable retailer in 1990 to a diverse SME in 2000. The Rowe family moved with the times and continued to take advantage of business opportunities rapidly diversifying into major areas of industry and trade. This rapid strive for diversification and expansion was constituted by acquiring and setting up businesses and trades in various industries to build on the company portfolio. 1992 saw the acquiring of the David Ball Construction company (now trading as St Piran Homes) from which branched out to become Clearwood Joinery and Horizon Roofing. 1992 also saw the Rowe acquiring an established company, LSI Computers (now trading as LSI Business Solutions). By the wake of the new century, Rowe consisted of an integrated group of well managed, efficient subsidiaries in varied industries thus breeding a culture of unity in diversity.

With change came a parallel effort of establishing outstanding professionalism in the business leadership of the Rowe Group. The once family-run business moved to being led by a re-structured Board including business leaders in specialised fields appointing their first non-family Chairman, Charles Howeson.

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