Complex sentence: They also supplied knife sets to catering colleges in the South West, with his father's support; it was this small part of the firm that inspired Andrew to set up Andrew Nisbets & Co Ltd, in 1983, now known as Nisbets.
Split into simpler sentences: They also supplied knife sets to catering colleges in the South West. With his father's support; it was this small part of the firm that inspired Andrew to set up Andrew Nisbet & Co Ltd, in 1983, now known as Nisbets.