orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2015 john good shipping type private founded 1833 founder john good headquarters kingston upon hull united kingdom number of locations hull manchester london istanbul shanghai area served worldwide products shipping number of employees 250 website http johngood.co.uk john good shipping is a freight forwarder and shipping agency based in kingston upon hull england . it offers a range of sea and air freight services with strong port connections in grimsby immingham hull felixstowe and overseas . 1 founded by john good in 1833 the agency is a family run business that is in its sixth generation . as ship chandlers agents and brokers john good used his connections he had gained through finnish and baltic ship owners to start up john good & co which later became known as john good & sons . 2 in 1883 john good & sons acquired its first regular liner agency where passenger and cargo services were available between finland and hull . in 1959 john good & sons opened an office in ipswich . 3 in 2011 the joint managing director matthew good died whilst taking part in a charity run . in his honour the matthew good foundation 4 was founded to focus on research and education surrounding illness and deaths during endurance sporting events . 5 the company has featured in the insider growth top 100 awards 2014 with a 58.5 % rise in turnover . 6 references edit john good shipping heads to asia . lyolds loading list . retrieved 13 may 2014 . hull s finnish migration links marked with plaque . bbc news . bbc . retrieved 13 may 2014 . van loon borin . john good and ... sons gcb ltd the story of a building . ispwich lettering . borin van loon . retrieved 2004 . check date values in access date help matthew good foundation . the matthew good foundation . retrieved 11 may 2012 . mathew good fund raises 35 000 for charity . hull daily mail . retrieved may 22 2012 . john good group features in 2014 yorkshire insider growth top 100 awards . retrieved 27 october 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title john good shipping & oldid 702873378 categories companies based in kingston upon hullcompanies established in 18331833 establishments in englandprivately held companies of englandshipping companies of englandhidden categories cs1 errors datesorphaned articles from february 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 february 2016 at 03 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view