With the heady days of the local fishing fleets over, the crippling consequences of the “Icelandic cod wars” in the 1970’s and the implementation of a stringent quota system The J Marr Company looked to other markets that could make best use of their skills. Five generations on from Joseph Marr he might not recognise much of the family’s fishing heritage but he would recognize the entrepreneurial skills and enthusiasm for hard work that he used when he started the company.
Today the J Marr Group operates in three sectors. Using our unique knowledge of shipping we now manage vessels for other owners who work in the marine research and recovery fields. We operate a number of companies who supply water and ice products to the leisure and retail trades in fact we are now Europe’s largest supplier of ice products with manufacturing, storage and distribution facilities.
Group Companies
Logistics: • Seguro Storage Ltd, • Seguro Dist. Ltd
Ice & Water: • The Ice Company Ltd, • The Packaged Ice, Company Ltd, • Just Ice Solutions Ltd, • Icebox Cubes , • Blue Keld Ice Ltd, • Blue Keld Springs Ltd
Shipping: • J Marr (Shipping) Ltd , • Marr Vessel Mgmt. Ltd , • Northern Crewing Services Ltd
Property: • J Marr (Property) Ltd