Lionel Jones Rothdean Limited Forest of Dean The man behind the Forest Vale Industrial Estate-based business in Cinderford apparently “owns most of Cinderford and Coleford”. An exaggeration, we presume, but his property business, Lightmoor Ltd, has substantial assets. To you and I, he is the man whose business – a family firm - makes trailers and semi-trailers and sells motor vehicles l 22
Mike Flanagan formerly of Blade Motors and Blade Motorcycles Holdings Ltd Formerly of Blade Motor Company Ltd and Blade Motorcycles Ltd, Mr Flanagan was a key architect of both successful operations. In April, the motor company was sold to Heritage Automotive for an undisclosed sum. At the time it was estimated to have an annual turnover of £173m l 21
Chris Creed Creed Foodservice Staverton – and as chief executive officer, who better? Founded by father Terence, still registered at Companies House as chairman, the Staverton-based business is also under the watchful eye of Chris’s brothers Paul, Philip and Steven. And it has continued to grow, always ambitious, and always with a strong focus on the culture within its business. It readily embraced the living wage and has cleverly positioned itself as a purveyor of not just any food, but quality food. This year, profits increased 55 per cent and turnover was up 12 per cent to £77.3 million. The family also created and runs Brickhampton Golf Course l 23 He didn’t found the business, and neither is he the only member of the Creed family driving the the empire forward, but we had to pick someone from Creed Foodservice
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