1890
The shed
Septimus Jennings starts repairing bicycles in a garden shed on Old Lane, Morpeth. A six-man shop on Bridge Street follows, and by 1912 it is a registered company, S Jennings Ltd.
Two wheels.
Since 1890.
Iron Stable is the newest chapter of a business that started in a Northumberland bicycle shed.
Six chapters, one story
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1917
The motor age
Ford appoints the firm as one of its first dealers in Britain. Jennings will sell and service Fords for the better part of a century.
2005
New hands
A management buyout puts Nas Khan in charge of the century-old firm. Within ten years its turnover passes £170 million.
2015
Back to two wheels
The group takes over Leeds Harley-Davidson, opened three years earlier by Nas Khan’s son Sohail. A business born fixing bicycles is back on two wheels.
2018
Independent again
The car dealerships are sold to Lookers PLC. The motorcycle business rides on under its own steam, with Stockton Kia alongside.
Today
The parts counter, online
Leeds Harley-Davidson, Iron City Motorcycles and Stockton Kia are the group today. Iron Stable brings the dealer parts counter to your door, across the UK and Europe.
On the record
None of this is brand mythology. The company history, from the Old Lane shed to the Lookers sale, is documented in the public record.