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Gray and Adams MDs awarded OBE

The brothers, Peter (left) and James (right), receiving a Queens Award on behalf of the company, earlier this year

UK: James and Peter Gray, joint managing directors of refrigerated transport company Gray and Adams, have been awarded OBEs in the New Years Honours.

The sons of the company’s late founder Jim Gray, they have been honoured for their services to Industry and to the community in Fraserburgh.

They took over as joint MDs of Gray and Adams following the retirement of their father in 2001.

Also honoured in the awards for services to business was Janet Wigglesworth, who retired early this year after 30 years at CIBSE. The former personal assistant to the chief executive was awarded the British Empire Medal.

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