John Joseph Eastick was the first chemist at Lyle's, Plaistow Wharf, and his first assistant
was his brother Charles. It was these two who formulated Lyle's Golden Syrup. They both left
Lyle's in 1890; John Joseph to Bundaberg in Australia, and Charles to Martineaus.
In 1928
Charles Eastick founded Ragus Sugars at Slough, however the Eastick family still kept very close
ties with Martineaus, with Charles's son Fredrick, and Fredrick's son Bernard, taking prominent
roles in the company.
Ragus Sugars is still run by the Eastick family, and is the last
remaining family sugar refiner in the UK.
For further details of the family and the company, visit the Ragus Sugars website.
The pictures below were taken in the early 1960s, and show Ragus making a delivery to
Weston's Biscuits (something they still do today, though it's now Allied Bakeries); a change of
livery; and Martineaus making a delivery to Ragus.