KWIK Fit founder Tom Farmer has died at the age of 84.
Sir Tom, who founded the garage chain Kwik Fit, was also a former director of MyTravel Group and Scottish Power, died at his Edinburgh home on Friday.
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Heartfelt tributes have poured in for the tycoon, who was worth £126m, passed away aged 84
He owned a majority stake in Hibernian Football Club for 28 years, selling his interest in 2019 to US businessman Ron Gordon.
Sir Tom’s family said in a statement on Saturday that Sir Tom’s life and career “touched many aspects of Scottish and UK life”, and his philanthropy would be remembered.
They added: “More than anything Sir Tom was a family man. Born in Leith, Edinburgh, in 1940 he was the youngest of seven children.
“He frequently spoke of the love, care and attention that was bestowed upon him by being the youngest in such a large family.”
The businessman had three brothers and three sisters, many nieces and nephews, and the family said he was “proud to be an uncle to them and their families”.
He married Anne in 1966 after they met at their local church, and the devout Catholics were together for 57 years until her death in 2023.