Let the journey commence – special made in Hull gift launches our star studded celebration

We have launched our 100 year celebrations with hampers full of ‘Hullness’.

The fun cardboard models of our centenary trucks will be distributed to our longest standing customers in time for Christmas.

In support of Made in Hull, the theme for the first quarter of Hull 2017, the hampers are packed with products that have been manufactured in the city, from food and books to art and music.

Throughout next year, we will be marking our centenary with a series of events, and on social media with the hashtag #OurStars, paying homage to the people that have made the company and Hull great.

Our CEO Peter Brown said: “The stars are the staff of Neill & Brown, past and present, our customers and the many people outside the company who have shaped our home city of Hull. We will be celebrating them all – and it starts with the hampers which represent a celebration of the skills of Hull people and businesses.”

We started out by providing horse-drawn timber haulage from Hull docks and have enjoyed rapid expansion over the last few years based on a steep increase in overseas business and major infrastructure developments. We now employ over 130 staff.

We were the first company to pledge £17,000 as part of the city’s bid to become UK City of Culture and we now have Bid Angel status along with a number of other local bid supporters.

The cardboard hampers, made by Hull packaging experts Garthwest, contain around 25 items, among them an exclusive CD compilation from Dancing On My Own star Calum Scott, a Luke Campbell brochure on his rise to Olympic glory and the World Boxing Council lightweight championship, a note book with paper from GF Smith, and special local foodstuffs such as Hull Brown Sauce.

Mr Brown, who is the third member of his family to head the company, added: “We are a Hull business through and through and City of Culture status has the capacity to do a tremendous amount of good for our region.
“It’s a happy coincidence that our centenary year coincides with Hull 2017. It’s an opportunity to further increase the profile of our business, celebrate the contribution of staff and thank our customers.”

Inside our Neill & Brown Made in Hull hamper

• A Century of Hull by David Gerrard
• Pevsner Architectural Guide to Hull by David & Susan Neave
• Seasonal bar of chocolate by Cocoa chocolatier and patisserie
• No Place Like Hull calendar, key ring, fridge magnet and two postcards from the Hull Shop
• Handmade milk jug by Kjersti Goss (Emberton)
• Hull Brown, Red & Chilli sauce from Chilli Devil sauces
• CDs by Tre Amici, Ben Raney and Calum Scott
• Personal brochure from Luke Campbell
• Hull Truth cards by Mike Emberton
• Notebook with paper by GF Smith
• Hoots snacks by Premium Food Co