Instead, they found themselves leading industrial services and transport firm William Nicol following the sudden death of Bruce Nicol. The pair moved to William Nicol within weeks of one another in 2023, but the planned handover was cut short by the death of their uncle. Although William Nicol traces its roots back 91 years, the brothers are determined it will not be held back by its age. Customers now span agriculture, aquaculture, chemicals and industrial services alongside oil and gas. “But we’re equally an industrial services company with tank cleaning, waste management, storage, gas detection and engineering.