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A RIBBLE Valles’ businessman who purged his dream of offerins top quality at highly competitive pnees has seen his compaig’ recoo- nisedagain.


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RVE-STAR: Roger Astln, MD of the Neff five-star rated Kitchen Design Centre..


Centre, the company changed di­ rection in 1992 to become primarily a retafler, with businKS-to-business sales taking a secondaij' role. Its Blackburn showroom opened in 1993. with Cohje and Manchester


sophisticated products at mid-mar- ketprio^ Originally the Kitchen Trade


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Its y toerPartner kitchen specialist retailers m the UK.


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^ p tre at Colne as a five-star dealer m Its new three-tiered structure for


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planning a fourth branch later in the vear.”


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m West Bradford. As his faifaily ex­ panded, he found himself moving to Waddington, then Covvark and eventually to Dunsop Bridge. yihis area is verj'special


pertire at the veiy highest level and provides consumers with added confidence at point of sale. When he t o t started the business had just married and lived


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with the Ribble Valley’s own BBC Young Gardener of the Year


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Robert and Amanda Parker (centre), owners of Brow- sholme Hall, and other members oftheTrthe Bam team receive the award for Rural Business of the Year.


signed and manufectured in Lan­ cashire b}’ local people. The past 12 months have been both e.xcit-


ing and demanding. Through meeting a series of challenges we were able to double our turnover io_£40m. and importanth’ main­ tain our majoriU’ market share." Compere for the ceremony


was BBC North West Tonight and Radio Lancashire presenter Graham Lb'er. It was organised by Lancashire Business View masazine.


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