Kwik Fit Founder Sir Tom farmer dies on the age of 84

The founding father of the Quick Fit Garage sequence, Sir Tom Farmer, died on the age of 84.

Edinburgh -born businessman died peacefully at his home within the metropolis on Friday, his household mentioned.

He made the corporate on this planet's largest impartial tire and automotive chain, promoting it to Ford for £ 1BN in 1999.

Sir Tom owned a majority stake in Hibernian FC for greater than 20 years, promoting his curiosity within the membership in 2019.

Sir Tom was born in Lith in 1940 and first opened a tire enterprise in 1964.

He launched Quick Fit in 1971, ultimately labored at over 2,000 locations in 18 nations.

He was evening for his providers for the automotive trade in 1997, and in 2009 he was made the commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO).

An announcement by his household states: “Sir Tom's long and comprehensive career touched many aspects of Scottish and UK Life.

“His skilled profession is nicely documented, as he dedicated to philanthropy, his many public roles and his unwavering assist and reward to communities and people who he lived his life.”

Sir Tom's philanthropic work honored him with a Carnegie medal and he became a night commander with the star of St. Gregory The Great in 1997 with an honor star of St. Gregory The Great.

His family said, “Sir Tom's Roman Catholic perception was current in all areas of his life. He participated in Mass Weekly in Edinburgh and loved friendship and firm of many individuals with the Catholic group and each moved ahead in Scotland.”

He mentioned, “Sir Tom can be remembered for his deep dedication to his household, his work and his religion and deep dedication to a proud Scotsman always.”