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LANCASHIRE BUSINESS DAY By Rob Kelly
Coiln Mustoe receiving his award ‘PHENOMENAL’ COLIN
A standing ovation welcomed Colin Mustoe to the stage as he was named Lancashire Business View’s 2024 ‘Business Personality of the Year’.
A stunned Colin received the honour at the magazine’s Lancashire Business Day celebration, which was a sell-out event at Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park.
Presenting the annual award, Richard Slater, chairman of Lancashire Business View, told the
audience the founder of Senator Group and owner of Mytton Fold Hotel “embodies what is great about Lancashire”.
He added: “He also proves you don’t have to start your life in Lancashire to be a phenomenal Lancastrian.” Speaking after the event, Colin, 78, said: “It is a great honour. I have won some awards before, but I certainly did not expect to win this one.
“There is a lot of pride in the business sectors PATRONS:
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in Lancashire. I am from London, and I came up here and feel there is a great warmth from people. They take you into their heart.”
The audience heard how Colin’s business journey began in 1976 selling chairs from an attic in Blackburn.
Today Senator is one of Lancashire’s best-known businesses, with its headquarters at Altham Business Park in Accrington. It employs 1,500 people, with a £220m annual turnover and a
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