Family Gallery
Frederick Duerr
Husband to Mary, and founder of F Duerr and sons
Eva Mary Duerr
Mary Eva Duerr (née Naylor) who made those first jams over 130 years ago
Group of old employees
This photograph of a group of employees was taken at Duerr's in 1910 and it was published in the Manchester Evening News
Fred Duerr, the cricketer
This Fred Duerr is the nephew of Frederick Duerr, the founder. He was hugely successful in his own right as a cricketer and is still the leading wicket taker in the Lancs. league
Oliver Duerr
Oliver Duerr was the eldest of Frederick’s sons and it would be his children who would later become directors of the company
Alfred Duerr
Alfred Duerr took control of selling and building up a steady trade with the many different Co-operative Societies in the North West at the time of the First World War
Edgar Duerr
As well as being a car enthusiast Edgar Duerr was a talented inventor, he invented and patented a collapsible pocket periscope for use by soldiers in WW1
Norman Duerr
Alongside his brother, Clive, Norman Duerr took over in 1935. His focus was administration and engineering
Clive Duerr
Clive's speciality was sales, he helped to steer the company through the hard times of the Second World War.
Harry Duerr
Harry Duerr rejoined in 1947 after serving in the army and quickly established himself as a successful fruit buyer
Tony Duerr
Tony Duerr joined the family business full time in 1960 after returning from Cambridge University. He later became the Managing Director aged just 27
Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison husband of Edgar Duerr's daughter, Alma, became Non Executive Chairman in 1965
Mark Duerr
Tony’s eldest son and the current Managing Director Mark Duerr
Ken Bonwick
Ken Bonwick became the first non-family member to be appointed to the board
Andrew Collinson
Andrew, along with Ken is a non-family member but a much loved director
David Penkethman
Executive Director David Penkethman worked with Duerr’s until his retirement in 2002
John McWilliams
Commercial Director John retired in 2000
Paul Dineen
Operations Director Paul joined Duerr’s in 1992 before being promoted to the board in 2003
Richard Duerr
Richard Duerr, the Marketing and Sales Director
David Weatherhead
Finance Director