James Brown's grandfather founded his fledgling business in 1904. In the decades that followed he had a reputation for generosity and ‘Browns’ is still widely recognised as a company that continues to give something back to the East Belfast community.
He joined the business in 1960 and during that decade the transition to the third generation of the family took place. It was important to maintain that ‘giving back’ tradition in various forms and more recently the current owners established a Community Fund to provide £20,000 in 2022 to support a number of worthy initiatives.
In addition to his role in the business during the 1970s and 1980s and beyond he became involved with a number of organisations including East Belfast Mission, East Belfast Partnership (Eastside Partnership), Nothern Ireland Association of Mental Health (Inspire Wellbeing) and Skainos.
