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From Golf Dreams to Navigating Business Growth: Insights from Ryan Anderson of Pendle Doors (opens the original)
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Ryan Anderson on Growing Pendle Doors: Fire Door Manufacturing, Culture, and Leadership Ryan Anderson discusses Pendle Doors, a bespoke fire door joinery manufacturer mainly serving the construction industry. The business was bought by his parents 33–34 years ago, originally making traditional hardwood doors in Burnley before moving to Lower Darwen in 2006–07 due to growth. Ryan left school at 16 to pursue golf, joined the company full-time before 18, started in sales on minimum wage, briefly be
From Pot Washer to Hotelier Extraordinaire: Michael Huckerby’s Inspiring Story (opens the original)
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Michael Huckerby on Building Huckerby Hotels: From Hospitality Roots to Award-Winning Weddings, Distilling, and Wellness Michael Huckerby shares his journey from leaving catering college and working in hospitality from age 13 to owning Huckerby Hotels: The Lawrence, a multi-award-winning townhouse boutique hotel in Padiham (bought 2017, opened 2018, now sleeping 52 and hosting weddings, conferences, and themed events), and Springbank Manor (formerly The Whitehall Hotel) in Darwen, acquired Augus
From Employee to Entrepreneur: Ben Griffiths' Inspiring Journey (opens the original)
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Ben Griffiths on Building Clever IT: From Early IT Passion to Scaling a Modern MSP Ben Griffiths discusses Clever IT, a managed service provider delivering IT support, proactive monitoring, projects, and fractional IT leadership for clients ranging from solo consultants to 250+ computer, multi-office firms. A major focus is cybersecurity—staff training, phishing awareness, and the limits of multi-factor authentication—alongside Microsoft 365/Azure migrations, with some support for Google Workspa
From Race Cars to Construction Sites: Mark Allen Taylor's Unique Career Path (opens the original)
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Mark Allen Taylor on Slate Developments North West: Commercial Construction, Fit-Outs, and Growing Through a Downturn Mark Allen Taylor discusses founding Slate Developments North West in 2023, a construction company focused mainly on commercial and industrial work, delivering everything from groundworks and steelwork to electrical, decoration, shop fitting, refurbishments, and full fit-outs. He highlights key projects including a multimillion-pound manufacturing silo/production plant build in H
Breaking Barriers in Business: Jo Dyke's Journey (opens the original)
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Jo Dyke on Building Lostock Skip Hire: Service, Acquisition Growth, and Surviving Rising Costs Jo Dyke discusses her path from sixth-form business studies and early jobs in a pub and a Bolton call centre to joining her family skip business, learning every role, and taking over in her 20s in a male-dominated industry. After failed family buyouts, she left in 2015, then partnered with a customer in 2016 to buy the business, combining her operational knowledge with his financial expertise. She expl
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