After a successful career at a well-respected catering equipment supplier (John Mollett of Bradford), Eric Lloyd left his position as General Manager in August 1956 to start a new business. With the help of his son, Brian Lloyd, a secretary, and an Austin A35 van, on the 24th September 1956 the doors of E Lloyd & Son first opened a small catering equipment showroom at No 10 Corporation Street, Sheffield.

The business grew quickly and in 1959 Eric purchased the property next door, effectively doubling the available floor space.

During the 1960s E Lloyd & Son’s main area of business was the design and fit out of many of the large scale industrial canteens in and around Sheffield. In 1965, the company moved from Corporation Street to a much larger building on the corner of Stanley Street in Sheffield (named Simon House after Eric Lloyd's grandson).

The 1970’s marked a significant turning point for the business as the main client base began to change from works' canteens to nationwide restaurants and breweries.

In 1991 Lloyd Catering Equipment moved to their current premises at New Road, close to the M1 motorway on the border between Sheffield and Rotherham.

Information from https://www.lloyd-catering.co.uk/our-story/