Company history

Since 1867

J.G.THOMPSON & COMPANY, the forerunner of THOMPSON & BRYAN LIMITED, was founded by James Grafton Thompson in 1867. In its steady growth throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Company gradually expanded from a small office in Nottingham to the international organization it has become today.

THOMPSON & BRYAN had grown sufficiently to become heavily involved during the second world war in the assessment and settlement of extensive bomb damage claims under the guidelines of the War Damage Commission. The overspill of work continued until well into the 1950s.

THOMPSON & BRYAN’S versatile and expert services again became in great demand during the 1970s and 1980s in the assessment of bomb damage to property in Northern Ireland, dealing with the Compensation Agency to secure financial settlement on behalf of the applicants who suffered damage.

The THOMPSON & BRYAN group of companies provides an unrivalled 24 hour service operating from seven major cities throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. In spite of its expansion over the years, the group has never lost sight of the James Grafton Thompson tradition for providing the utmost in professional and personal service.

I am the fourth generation of the family to be involved with the business, and I am sure that James Grafton would be proud to see how the small enterprise which he formed in 1867 has so extended both its National and International portfolio that it is now called upon by industry and commerce throughout the world.

Peter A Thompson ACII

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER