Marco set to sell family business

Iconic Sinforiani family name attached to shop in town centre for over 100 years

- STEPHEN BARK

An Ayrshire businessman has reluctantly decided to sell a 100-year-old business as he aims to spend more time with his family.

Marco Sinforiani, 59, is calling time on his spell as owner and operator of his independent family business - Sinforiani Brothers in Kilmarnock - which has been trading for over a century.

His family's affiliation with the business, which is still based in the same premises on West George Street, goes back to 1920 and Marco has been working there full time for the last 34 years.

However, he has reluctantly decided that now is the time to sell the business as he looks to spend more time with his family.

Speaking to the Standard, Marco said: "I've decided to sell the business for family reasons. Family comes first even though I love the business and I'm not ready to leave it. I had to come to that decision.

"I can't put my full energies into both. As much as I'm attached to it, I've got to do it. It has been a tough decision to take because I wasn't quite ready for it.