Brothers bow out
It is the end of an era for William Mc Nicol and Sons, one of Arran’s oldest family firms.
The company was established as a plumbing business in Brodick in 1922 and, after William died in 1956, his sons took over. Now all three of them have decided to hang up their plungers and draining rods and, as Henry, Archie and Ian Mc Nicol retire, one of the most traditional and idiosyncratic businesses will change.