CONTENTS The Big Interview 32
Roger Bracewell isn’t keen on following the crowd, instead he is confidently striding out in the opposite direction. While competitors increasingly focus on the world of e-commerce you won’t find any of GA Pet Food Partners’ products for sale on the likes of Amazon. He explains why.
REGULARS Publisher’s View
In View
Barometer LBV Hub
Appointments
04 06 14 84 86
INTERVIEWS Leaders: Adam Turner
Big Interview: Roger Bracewell
12 32
In View
06
A new order by Spain to expand its frontline air fleet with 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons has highlighted the importance of the aircraft’s role as the backbone of European defence and will safeguard BAE Systems jobs in Lancashire.
Leaders
12
Chorley Group managing director Adam Turner doesn’t need a sat nav to follow the route planned for the family motors business. He’s driving it to further growth fuelled by its commitment to delivering a ‘great customer experience’.
Anniversary Special
16
Richard Burwood founded Readyfix in 1992, setting up in a garden shed at the family home in Preston with the aim of providing a secure future for his children. Today the business has a turnover heading towards £10m.
SPECIAL FEATURES Red Rose Awards
Hot 100 Report: Property
18 42 74
IN DEPTH Sector View: Energy
ADVICE Legal View
Dealmakers Red Rose Awards 18
Lancashire’s most ambitious and exciting businesses were honoured at the 12th annual Red Rose Awards. The county’s biggest business celebration took place at Winter Gardens Blackpool in front of an audience of more than 1,000 guests.
Hot 100 42
Our much-anticipated annual list of the county’s most profitable SMEs shows how businesses in a range of sectors have risen to the multiple challenges of the pandemic, price rises and Brexit to deliver for the county’s economy once again.
Legal View 62
Covid-19 continues to cast its long shadow on the world of work. The post-lockdown landscape is throwing up a host of new challenges for Lancashire’s employers, from vaccination policies to hybrid working. We examine some of those issues.
DEBATE Recruitment ESG
Blackpool
38 67 78
70
62 64
BUSINESS
CLINIC Recruitment
34 Energy Report 70
Soaring energy prices are giving Lancashire businesses added impetus on their journeys to a net zero future. Faced with eye-watering hikes it is little wonder companies are taking stock and seriously examining where they can make savings.
Property Report 74
A range of planned and proposed developments across Lancashire hold the key to regeneration, job creation and economic growth. We look at some of the schemes and projects and the impact they could have for the county.
Blackpool Debate 78
Blackpool is making headlines for all the right reasons as investment pours into the town. We brought our panel to the new £30m Winter Gardens conference centre to discuss what’s driving it and what it means for the resort.
THE GUIDE TO Pensions and retirement 58
HOW TO... Business support
81
LANCASHIREBUSINESSVIEW.CO.UK
5
CONTENTS
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88
