ABOUT US

Since being established in 1887 Barrow, Lane & Ballard has sourced edible nuts and dried fruits for a variety of processors, packers and food manufacturers around the world from our offices in London. 
We exclusively procure our commodities from processors who best meet the quality, price and food safety criteria expected by our buyers. The product is inspected, shipped and delivered to customers’ premises or their nominated stores across five continents. We have no agency or other exclusivity agreement and we are completely free to seek out the best source of supply to meet our customers' requirements. Our experience over many years has shaped a depth of knowledge and understanding of origin, its suppliers and business practices as well as of inspection, storage and transit requirements which make us uniquely positioned to effectively meet our customers’ needs.

Making our customers’ interests identical with our own!

COMPANY PICTURES

HISTORY

Originally the firm was founded in the City of London by Mr George Gray and Mr G.M. Barrow in 1864. Eventually Mr Samuel Barrow, Mr Samuel H. Lane and Mr G.H. Ballard were assumed partners in 1887 and Barrow, Lane & Ballard Ltd. was established.

Extract From Illustrated London - 
Published by the London Printing & Engraving Co in 1893.
“This enterprising firm have developed an immense business, and must be reckoned among the leading concerns in the trade. They supply vast quantities of dried fruits and nuts of every variety to all the principal distributing houses throughout the United Kingdom, America, and the Continent.

The four principals take an active part in the administration of the business, which owes its prosperity and high standing to their united energies and sound commercial judgement. Personally, the partners are well known and highly esteemed in the City and provinces, and are regarded as four of the most capable and enterprising exponents of the great trade in which they are engaged. They stand high in the confidence of a most extensive and influential London and provincial connection, and have always adhered to the policy of making their customers' interests identical with their own”.

In 2010 Barrow, Lane & Ballard was acquired by the Stimler family and incorporated into their wider group together with Loudwater Trade & Finance in London, Intertrading International in South Africa and Atlantix Commodities in New York.

The new ownership is committed to growing the company further and expanding its worldwide operations whilst advocating its enduring reputation for excellence, honesty and reliability.