SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE
Professional’s Choice
The
From a dream fueled by experience, this UK auto recycler business continues to hit new heights of
professionalism. BY ANDY LATHAM
Allowed to make a lot of changes, including chang- ing the name from Foreign Auto Breakers to FAB and focusing specifically on BMW products; in 4 years Jason turned the company around and the then owner gave him 50% of the shares and went off to run a sister com- pany leaving Jason in permanent charge. In 2001 FAB became a limited company and Jason handed shares to some of his most loyal staff who are still sharehold- ers, directors, and work inside the business today. The team continued to develop the business; in 2003 they moved into their current site in Cinderford, Gloucestershire and their continued growth has seen turnover increase by over 300% since. Jason’s passionate leadership has set the guiding
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eeting Jason Cross, Managing Director of FAB Recycling, is always an uplifting and positive experience. Jason has an enthusiasm and energy that hasn’t dimmed after more than 20 years with FAB, the last 14 as owner and managing direc- tor. Having excelled as a salesman, Jason decided that he needed a drastic change of focus so in 1994 he joined FAB on a zero pay contract – he had to earn money for the busi- ness before getting any salary.
principles for the company over many years, and places the company apart from their competitors. Focus on the customer, ease of use, professional stan- dards, exceeding expectations, innovation, challenging traditional concepts and ideas are all integral to the thinking of FAB. FAB’s mission, vision, and value proposition is clear- ly defined and understood, and is an integral part of every action that each employee in all parts of the busi- ness complete.
Learning from their previous experience means that
everyone at FAB knows the importance of consistent- ly re-investing in the business, and many of them remember what it was like in the early days when the
FAB Recycling
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