John Carter Dunning (born 1934) is a British businessman and the founder of

Westmorland Motorway Services Westmorland Motorway Services Limited is the British holding company that owns Westmorland Limited who run three motorway service stations plus a truckstop close to the M6 motorway and a combined service and visitor/exhibition centre. The co ...

, which runs motorway service stations in England, and is best known for

Tebay Services Tebay Services are motorway service stations on the M6 motorway in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The northbound opened in 1972 and the southbound in 1993. They are known for their family-run business which eschews the typical facilitie ...

. Dunning began his career in farming in 1956. The 900-acre Cumbrian hill farm was focused on sheep cattle. Dunning started Tebay Services on his family farm in 1972. He is married to Barbara. Their daughter Sarah left a City career to become actively involved in the business, and is chair and a co-owner of Westmorland. Their other daughter, Jane Lane, runs the farm. In the

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he was made a Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

, "For public service in Cumbria."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunning, John Living people British company founders British chief executives 20th-century British farmers 1934 births Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Cumbria 21st-century British farmers