Abbey Upholsterers has helped to fit out some of the big names in the hotel industry, but it’s a company that was born out of necessity more than anything else.Finance director George Devlin said his grandfather, George Devlin snr, was working in a Whiteabbey, Co Antrim linen mill in the early 1900s when he was made redundant. His solution? Buy a roll of lino and go door to door selling it.
