Fitzwilton is a privately held investment company, formerly owned by Tony O'Reilly and his brother in law, Peter Goulandris, through Stoneworth Investment Limited. It has been involved with many businesses in Ireland.
History
Fitzwilton has its origin in the management reverse take over of W. & H. M. Goulding Limited whose origins date to 1856 by Fitzwilliam Securities.[1] Fitzwilliam Securities was established by Tony O'Reilly with friends (Ferguson and Leonard) in the 1971. As part of the process W. & H. M. Goulding changed its name to Fitzwilton based on the name of Fitzwilton House which had been developed by Basil Goulding. As a result, the official incorporation date of the company dates back to when W. & H. M. Goulding was reincorporated in 1894.[2]
Over the years, the company has been involved in numerous business activities ranging from textiles, to house construction, to fertiliser manufacturing, to bottling, to oil and gas investments, to supermarkets to light manufacturing. Taken private in the late 1990s in conjunction with his brother-in-law, the company is now involved in light manufacturing, property investments, financial services and architectural signage