DOWSON ACQUISITION OF JBS COMBINES TWO OF THE UK BAKERY INDUSTRY’S SPECIALISTS

Yorkshire based Dowson Food Machinery has acquired JBS of Peterborough, in a deal which brings together two of the UK’s most experienced bakery equipment specialists. Both companies are well established leaders in their field. Dowson was founded by current MD John Murgatroyd in 1982, and specialises in baggers, slicers, splitters and custom-made bakery equipment. JBS was founded by Roger Jackson in 1980 and specialises in roll, bun and flatbread lines, decorating units, oven loaders, dividers and moulders. The acquisition by Bingley-based Dowson will bring together complementary