Archive for the 'Manufacturing' Category

Show #035: A profile of Brian Rourke the North West Blacksmith with the global reputation

Posted in Business Advice, Entrepreneurs, Manufacturing on Dec 30th, 2009

My guest this month is Brian Rourke, founder and MD of one of the most successful manufacturing SME’s in the North West - B. Rourke & Co. Ltd.
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Now Brian’s story is a colourful and inspirational one - having left school without any qualifications and after […]

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Show #019: A profile of Dawn Gibbins MBE, the dynamic Chairman of Flowcrete

Posted in Entrepreneurs, Manufacturing on Aug 29th, 2008

Dawn Gibbins MBE is the dynamic founder and Chairman of Cheshire based Flowcrete, the world leading specialist flooring and decking business.   
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Dawn, a former Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year, founded Flowcrete with her inventor father Peter Gibbins in 1982. In 25 years, with the help of her husband […]

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