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Sop national award as successes are again recognised


by'Vicky Carlin' 1


/Ultraframe founder Mr John Lancaster - in the form of the 11998i Venturer of the


ANOTHER nation­ ally-recognised busi­ ness'accolade has been bestowed .upon


' Year Award.,’ Sponsored by Cartier, the Financial Times:


■ and the (British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), the award rewards the achieve­ ments, ' vision an.d enterprise ( of some of Britain's finest entre- .. preneursi .■ ■


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right/was chosen for. the main t it le after coming


- :Mr Lancaster, pictured


■ top of seven category win­ ners, also taking the


Singing village ball anniversary


| ed? by,, the ^ minister; of * JCriowle Green,'Pasitor Jeff , “Jones, assisted by’Fr Fran-; I cjs Deeney, parish priest o f ' ‘ St Peter's a|id St P au l's ' Church.-Ribchester. Local ( '• soloists who tpok part,were •


A SONGS of Praise ser- vice, held in Knowle Green. Village Halrto mirk the 75th anniversary'of the hall, was very well-attend-’ .ed. —■ - ......................


, Mr Joseph Twigg, a senior' chorister a t Blackburn Cathedral, sisters Lisa and


. . /phe service was conduct-; '“'organist w a s Mrs Edna


r panied by Longridge B Band, which also played several items, and the


Laura Kerrigan arid Mrs Margaret Mellon • The hymns were accom-


celebrations will be a din­ ner-dance on Saturday in the village hall at 7-30 p.m. Dancing will be to the


Catlow. : ; : ■ • A, continuation of the


music.of DJ."Kevin", and tickets are available from Mrs Jeari Procter (tel.


01254 878447).


A MAN has appeared in court after police inquiries into Land-


Rover thefts. Two vehicles were


stolen from locations in the Ribble Valley by Michael David Pollard (35), of Walkden, Man­ chester, it was alleged in court at Blackburn. One Land-Rover was


said to be worth £15,500


and the other £6,000. Pollard was also


charged with stealing some Land-Rover wheels and tyres worth £320 and a Land-Rover bonnet valued at £500. He was remanded on


bail until October 15th, on condition th a t he does not enter the Rib­ ble Valley.


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THE local coroner has again linked a motor cyclist's death with bad countryside road conditions. A stretch on Long


inquest into the death of advanced motor cycle riding instructor Mr David Rhodes (42),


of Rochdale. Earlier this year Mr


Preston Road, Gis- burn.is "quite clearly dangerous" said Mr Andre Rebello at the


Rebello criticised the road into Slaidburn where a rider was killed when he left the road. Mr Rhodes was follow-


I Questions


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COUNCIL officials have been asked to fill in a ques­ tionnaire on the way the Sports Council handles grant applications - only months after it turned down a £3 million bid to ■transform leisure facilities; | at Edisford.. •,


I (Billington) and Director of Commercial Services Mr


■ Only recently,cboth Coun. Graham’ Sowter


| John Heap wrote to Mr Chris Smith MP, the minis-


ing a pupil when he crashed head on into a car. Accident investigator


PC John Sutcliffe said he considered Mr Rhodes was overtaking when there was not sufficient


room. The officer said th a t


there were only single lines on the road, not dou­


ble ones. He added th a t of 52


people killed on the coun­ ty's roads so far this year, 15 had been on motor


cycles.. The coroner said he


would write to Lancashire County Council asking for the road to be sur­ veyed and consideration given to the road mark­


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I ter responsible for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, to express their concerns about the distribution of sports lot­ tery funds, in light of the Edisford decision. Mr Heap told members


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Summits are scaled


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| scaled when members< of Clitheroe Mountaineering Club teamed up for their latest outing. Instead, the group head­


ed for Swaledale and a rela­ tively low-land walk, which started from Gunnerside. From this once thriving


centre of Pennine lead min­ ing, the party followed Gunnerside Beck up to the Bunton Level and beyond to Blakethwaite, where the group took its lunch break. The party then made its


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Gunnerside, members stopped to watch four buz­ zards, which were spotted circling overhead of Low- Row Pasture. Their bird- watching provided a wel­ come excuse to have a rest on what was one of the hottest days of the year. _ However, this official


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meet was not the only club activity of the day. A break­ away duo travelled to Lang- dale to climb a very severe grade roqte on Pavey Ark. ; Langdale will be the des^-


tination of the club's next outdoor meeting on Sun­ day, October 18th, but an indoor get-together will take place on Thursday,


October 15th, when there will be an illustrated talk on the Hebrides.


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frame was described as a company re-inforced by real technology and headed by "an inspired marketeer" who had cre­ ated a company not only partly owned by employ-


' ees but attracting many other Ribble Valley resi-


, dents as holders of shares .which had doubled since


flotation. A Cartier watch and pen


set was presented to Mr


r Lancaster by Mr Arnaud Bamberger, managing


. director of' Cartier Ltd, a t : an award ceremony held at the Savoy Hotel, London, last Thursday. Mr Clive Austin, of'3i pic, which, in 1995 provided venture cap­ ital to help develop Ultra­ frame, was also presented with a set of Cartier pens. The judges said: "Mr


■ Lancaster has created a tremendous team spirit among his;560 staff, of whom most are sharehold- ' era. He has a strategy arid


a passion for innovation, quality control and value for money." He was judged for his "substantial contri­ bution to the economy, employment, innovation, sound financial perfor­ mance, returns to backers


bicycle rides to his Mer­


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and overall consistency." Ultraframo's beginnings


were humble, with Mr Lancaster buying a barn to set up his replacement win­ dows and doors company. He was turned down for planning permission to carry on at the barn and moved to what was, at the time, a spacious industrial site down the road. A major profile in the


identified the conservatory market's lack of purpose- designed, quality roofing products and, says the pro­ file, he "almost by acci­ dent" stumbled upon the problem of making conser­ vatory roofing that was watertight. He then designed his own highly- engineered system, and made it readily available to the trade, and, as a result, Ultraframe now has 30 patents and has become the European market


leader. When the. company


Financial Times, looking at the rise of Mr Lancaster and Ultraframe, reveals that business success was hard fought. He and his wife spent five-and-a-half years living in a caravan so th a t they could put all their money into the busi­ ness. He does not parade his wealth, preferring long


floated in October last year, capitalised at £136 million, outstanding returns were realised for both investors and employ­ ees and the share price since then has increased by 50 per cent. The founder has now


"The management team continues to keep, a tight control on credit, as well as to pursue hotly any


infringements in design patents-both deep-seated Lancaster preoccupations." Mr Lancaster had


Cafe will stay open in winter GLITHEROE'S Bowling Green Cafe is to remain open during the winter months following its suc­


cess with visitors to the town this summer. Members of the Ribble Valley. Borough Council Com­


munity Committee voted this through after receiving pos­ itive reports about the cafe, which is set in the grounds oi Clitheroe Castle. Officals are impressed by the efforts oi the lessees, at their own expense, to make improvements. Now the lessees have asked the council to allow, them to


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realised his skill was in marketing rather than operationally and recruited Mr Ian Robinson, now managing director, as com- mercial director. ■ "His method of hiring was somewhat unorthodox" comments the article, as the men met through a local church rather than through headhunters. Mr Clive Sherling, chair­


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man of the BVCA, said: "All the winners are out­ standing examples of what can be achieved with a combination of entrepre­ neurial excellence and ven­


ture capital." •ULTRA FRAME’S


stepped back to vice-chair­ man, but, says the profile:


marketing manager, Mr Mark Hanson, gave view­ ers of Granada's "House


Style'' programme some ■ tips on getting the b e s t , out of.their conservato­


ries. Mr Hanson, who is


chairman of the Conser­ vatories Association, was approached by the Glass and Glazing Federation, of which the CA is a branch, to appear on the show, which was screened


twice last week. He explained: ."I had to


give consumers advice on what to look for when they buy a conservatory, and discuss prices and the different styles available." Mr Hanson's three


minute slot was filmed in Manchester in the show room of one of Ultra-


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