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FAMILY BUSINESS, CONSISTING OF 3 GENERATIONS, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1992 UNDER AN
ORIGINAL BILLINGSGATE TRADING NAME AND IS NOW ONE OF BILLINGSGATE’S LEADING
FRESH AND FROZEN SHELLFISH SUPPLIERS.
STAFF
EDDIE MONAGHAN/DIRECTOR
EDDIE BEGAN HIS MARKET CAREER 48 YEARS AGO IN 1972 WORKING FOR VARIOUS TRADERS UNTIL
1992, WHEN HE PURCHASED JOHN STOCKWELL LTD FROM A PARENT COMPANY, TAKING THE
BUSINESS BACK TO ITS ROOTS, PROVIDING SHELLFISH AND SEAFOOD TO LONDON BUSINESSES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. EDDIE NOW WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES AND ENJOYING RETIREMENT.
STEVEN MONAGHAN/OWNER/MANAGING DIRECTOR
STEVE BEGAN AS A SATURDAY BOY IN BILLINGSGATE AT THE AGE OF 14 AND THEN JOINED EDDIE
FULL TIME IN MAY 1992 LEARNING THE BUSINESS FROM THE BOTTOM, TAKING ON
EVERYTHING FROM SHOP BOY TO SALES AND PURCHASING, THEN EVENTUALLY BECOMING
DIRECTOR IN 2006 AND THE PROUD OWNER OF JOHN STOCKWELL LTD IN 2018.
NIGEL PITTEY/SALESMAN
NIGEL HAS A LIFE LONG ASSOCIATION WITH THE FOOD INDUSTRY. A FULLY QUALIFIED CHEF WITH
EXPERIENCE AT TOP LEVEL WITHIN CITY ESTABLISHMENTS, EVENTUALLY FINDING HIS WAY INTO
THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL SECTOR OF THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND JOINING JOHN STOCKWELL LTD
IN 2009. NIGEL CONTINUES TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM WITH A PASSION FOR QUALITY
SEAFOOD.
ROBERT CHILVERS/SHOP ASSISTANT
ROBERT HAS WORKED WITHIN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND IS ALWAYS
WILLING TO OFFER GUIDANCE TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STARTING OUT ON A NEW BUSINESS
VENTURE. HE HAS WORKED ON THE MARKET FLOOR SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG BOY, THEREFORE
THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT ROBERT DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT SHELLFISH.
ALEX HEARN/SALESMAN/BUYER
ALEX IS OUR NEWEST, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF STAFF AND STEVE’S FUTURE SON-IN-LAW. HELPING
TO TAKE JOHN STOCKWELL LTD INTO A THIRD FAMILY GENERATION, ALEX HAS TAKEN TO MARKET
LIFE LIKE A DUCK TO WATER, FULL OF ENTHUSIASM AND ENERGY, SOMETHING THAT EVERY
COMPANY NEEDS FROM TIME TO TIME, PUSHING US TO ALL UP OUR GAME FOR THE FUTURE OF
THE BUSINESS. ALEX IS VERY MUCH TAKING THE SAME PATH AS STEVE DID, HE STARTED AT THE
BOTTOM, LEARNING THE ROPES AND NOW MAKING HIS WAY TO A VERY PROMISING FUTURE.
CHRIS AND GREG JACOBS/FISH HANDLERS (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS PORTERS)
JOHN STOCKWELL LTDIS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CHRIS AND GREG ON THE TEAM. BROTHERS THAT
HAVE A LIFE TIME OF MARKET EXPERIENCE AND A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, ALWAYS KEEPING
AN EAR TO THE GROUND FOR POSSIBLE SALES OPPORTUNITIES AND KEEPING US UP TO DATE
WITH MARKET LIFE.
LYNN PREVILLE/OFFICE MANAGER/SECRETARY
LYNN STARTED WORK FOR EDDIE WHEN SHE FIRST LEFT SCHOOL AND IS THE BACK BONE TO JOHN STOCKWELL LTD, RUNNING THE OFFICE/ACCOUNTS WITH AN EASE THAT ONLY COMES WITH
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. FROM WORKING ON THE MARKET FLOOR TO RUNNING THE
OFFICE, LYNN ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND THE PATIENTS OF A SAINT!
JOANNA MONAGHAN/OFFICE ASSISTANT
AFTER 30 YEARS WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE, JO WHO IS STEVE’S WIFE, WAS FINALLY CONVINCED BY
HIM TO JOIN JOHN STOCKWELL LTD AND HELP LYNN WITH THE RUNNING OF THE OFFICE. A BIT OF
A CULTURE SHOCK, JO IS NOW AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEAM, ENJOYING BEING PART OF THE
FAMILY BUSINESS.
WE CONCENTRATE ON PROVIDING QUALITY SEAFOOD, SOURCED FROM AROUND THE WORLD, TO
THE CATERING TRADE, FISHMONGERS, MARKET TRADERS AND PUBLIC HOUSES. LIMITING OUR
PRODUCT RANGE TO TOP END PRODUCE AND NEVER COMPROMISING ON QUALITY!
WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO GIVE ADVISE, GUIDANCE AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE TO HELP NEW
BUSINESSES GROW AND THEREFORE PROVIDE AN EVER EXPANDING AND HEALTHY SEAFOOD
INDUSTRY.
