{"id":340,"date":"2025-09-30T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grubsboot.com\/latest\/?p=340"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:27:50","slug":"grubs-boots-triumphs-as-family-business-of-the-year-at-bolton-news-business-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grubsboot.com\/latest\/2025\/09\/30\/grubs-boots-triumphs-as-family-business-of-the-year-at-bolton-news-business-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Grub\u2019s Boots Triumphs as Family Business of the Year at Bolton News Business Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are absolutely delighted to share that <strong>Grub\u2019s Boots has been named Family Business of the Year<\/strong> at the <strong>Bolton News Business Awards 2025<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the official announcement here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoltonBusinessAwards2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoltonBusinessAwards2025<\/a> family business award category is Grubs Boots! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qoJelIbnN9\">pic.twitter.com\/qoJelIbnN9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bolton News (@TheBoltonNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBoltonNews\/status\/1971678950134108538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This award is particularly special to us because it recognises what lies at the heart of everything we do \u2014 being a family business with deep roots in Bolton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/grubsboot.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/janni.foster_3730865167572720278s2025-9-30-13.45.507-story.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our CEO, <strong>David Foster<\/strong>, said on the night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe family have been here a long time, since the 1800s. In fact when Bolton Wanderers won the FA Cup in 1958 Nat Lofthouse wore a pair of my grandfather\u2019s boots! So we\u2019ve gone from football boots to women\u2019s shoes!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>From our beginnings in the 1800s to where we stand today, Grub\u2019s Boots has always been about combining heritage, craftsmanship, and innovation. We\u2019re proud to have carried our family story across generations \u2014 from making boots for football legends to creating the footwear our customers know and love today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also read the full winners\u2019 coverage here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theboltonnews.co.uk\/news\/25499381.winners-unveiled-bolton-news-business-awards-2025\/#:~:text=Winner%20of%20the%20SME%20category,was%20awarded%20to%20Grubs%20Boots.&amp;text=The%20winner%20of%20the%20environmental,went%20to%20Backup%20North%20West.\">Winners unveiled at Bolton News&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/grubsboot.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/janni.foster_3730865167572701606s2025-9-30-13.45.956-story-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thank You<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This award is not just for us \u2014 it\u2019s for our incredible team, our loyal customers, and everyone who has supported us along the way. We\u2019re so proud to be a part of Bolton\u2019s business community and to continue our journey as a family company with big ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s to the future, and to making boots that carry our family legacy forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The Grub\u2019s Boots Family \ud83d\udc62\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are absolutely delighted to share that Grub\u2019s Boots has been named Family Business of the Year at the Bolton News Business Awards 2025! 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