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Here, he would bid for the various boxes of fish along with the other assembled merchants and over the years would become one of the major buyers at that market, helping to support the industry year in year out in that part of the country. Well over a quarter of a century has passed and even now J K Thomson still has strong links with and many customers in Eyemouth.
 
This honest, hard work paved the way and became the backbone for the growth of the business and when James' sons, Paul and Stephen, joined their father in the firm, their youthful enthusiasm and determination to capitalise on the platform that their father had established, meant that the business would only grow and go from strength to strength.
 
Although the business has gone through many changes over the years, expanding several times to what now is a large modern factory employing over 100 staff, the policy of honest, hard work and a commitment to looking after all our customers well, remains the same as it ever was.