The Rix group of companies
Hepworth Shipyard is a fully-owned subsidiary of J.R. Rix and Sons Ltd, itself a member of the Rix group of companies; a family organisation founded in the 1920s. Other members of the Rix group are:
Rix Petroleum
Rix Petroleum is the largest member of the Rix group of companies. It distributes and retails petroleum products throughout Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands, the East Coast of Scotland and now East Anglia.
Rix Shipping
The Rix Shipping business includes a fleet of dry cargo ships, a shipping agents, a freight forwarding operation, a haulage contractor, stevedoring services and terminal operators.
Maritime Bunkering
Maritime Bunkering is a broker, trader and physical supplier of ship’s bunkers. The company provides a full range of marine fuels on the East Coast of the UK and throughout the world through a network of trading partners.
Piggins Rix
Piggins Rix operates port services in Scotland that include stevedoring, wood importing, warehousing and haulage contracting. The company also acts as a shipping agent.
Jordans
Jordans is a Hull based motor car distributor with retail service stations operating throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.





