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A LOOK AT SOME OF THE KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS
JANUARY Grimsby’s loss
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Tom was the last of the old guard and was a colourful character in every way
OM Omley, one of the leading figures behind
Grimsby’s development as Britain’s top fish processing centre, died aged 76. Tom made a major contribution to the fishing industry, helping to transform the frozen seafood trade with sup- plies to key UK retailers and wholesalers and to food service outlets. As managing director of Seabay he also pioneered
the export of Grimsby fish to Intermarche, the French supermarket equivalent of Tesco. Steve Norton, chief executive of the Grimsby FMA, said: ‘I was very sorry to hear about Tom and on behalf of the board of directors and members we would like to convey our condo-