Our Heritage

For nearly 200 years, Miller Rayner has been one of Britain’s leading suppliers of crew clothing for marine, aviation and land-based companies.

Our Heritage

2019
2019

Present Day

Today, the company’s client list continues to be formidable, supplying many major commercial cruise shipping companies and airlines including the British Merchant Navy, Carnival UK, P&O, HM Coastguard, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Saga Shipping and Trinity House.

 

Our story is a long and interesting one but our mission to deliver the highest quality and exceptional customer service prevails to this day.

1980
1980

Picture of the First Lady Waiters at the Lloyds Insurance company London, taken in 1980. These uniforms were designed by Miller Rayner.

 

1953
1953

John Antony D’el Boux Miller

John Antony D’el Boux Miller

John Antony D’el Boux Miller joined the business in 1953 as it continued to adapt to global transportation trends.  By now, Miller Rayner’s offering encompassed the design and production of uniforms for merchant navies and airlines around the world.

1912
1912

Miller, Rayner, Haysom Ltd

Miller, Rayner, Haysom Ltd

In 1912, nearly a century after it was founded, the company became ‘Miller, Rayner, Haysom Ltd: Naval, Military, Shipping & Colonial Outfitters’.  By this time, it had added branches in Paris and Rotterdam and a manufacturing operation in Liverpool to its growing global footprint.  In the same year, the company notably manufactured crew uniforms for White Star Line’s Titanic and Olympic Class.

 

White Star Line was just one of a number of impressive clients for the booming British business. Its client history reads like a ‘who’s who’ of global transport giants, including BOAC, The Cunard Steam Ship Company, BP Tanker Company, P&O, Orient Line, Union Castle, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, British India, Bibby Line, British Rail and Blue Funnel Line.

1905
1905

Supplying White Star Line

Supplying White Star Line

Miller and Son in Southampton were the tailors who often supplied many of the White Star Line uniforms for ship’s based out of Southampton including the Titanic and Olympic Class. White Star Line did not supply officers with uniforms so officers had to purchase their own uniforms from approved uniform supply shops.

1818
1818

Where it began

Where it began

It all began in 1818 when George Miller established the company, called simply ‘George Miller’.  The birth of George’s son, Alfred led to it evolving into ‘Miller & Sons’ and the family empire grew.  Alfred had two sons: Alfred, who managed the Southampton branch in Oxford Street, and Charles who ran new offices in London and Tilbury.

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