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An enduring commitment to innovation and long-term value creation. Since 1832, the Forman Hardy family has built enterprises that shaped the East Midlands and beyond.
Hardys & Hansons sold to Greene King. At its point of sale it was Nottinghamshire's last independent brewery and among the final family-owned regional brewers in Britain. The sale came at the zenith of the pub acquisition boom, prior to the 2008 financial crisis, the smoking ban and a structural decline that has since seen hundreds of UK breweries close
Beginning with Thomas Forman's printing apprenticeship in 1832, the family went on to establish Thomas Forman & Sons, the Nottingham Evening Post, and Hardys & Hansons Brewery – pioneering innovations from Britain's first purpose-built printing factory to the first computerised newsroom in the UK.
Each generation demonstrated a commitment to innovation, quality, and long-term value creation. This prudent stewardship culminated in landmark exits at the peak growth phases of their respective industries – printing before digital disruption, regional brewing before consolidation.
Today, T. Bailey Asset Management represents the next chapter in a long-standing tradition of enterprise and stewardship. Founded in 1999, we invest with the same long-term perspective and disciplined approach that defined our predecessors' success – preserving and growing a legacy nearly two centuries in the making.
Warren Buffett
