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Brian Kennedy is a British businessman, who has owned and managed businesses in the UK and the United States. They include Everest Home Improvement and Genesis Communications. In 2019, The Sunday Times listed him as the 460th richest person in the United Kingdom. [1] In sport, he has owned both Stockport County and Sale Sharks.
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It also runs a home improvement agency and was awarded the Foundations HIA Service of the Year Award 2017. [1] ... It took over the service in Kent in April 2017. [7]
Everest was founded by Lewis Golden in 1964. [4] It became one of the first companies in the market of double glazing. [1] In what became a very fragmented market, [5] with over 3,000 companies, [1] the company grew to become the second biggest in the UK market by sales [1] and turnover [5] with 2.5% of the market (£165m sales) by 2009, [1] later rising to 3%.
Kent County Council ended their partnership with Checkatrade in 2020, replacing it with a Trading Standards vetting scheme. [28] In July 2021, Richard Harpin discussed research from Checkatrade on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, noting the UK’s lack of skilled trade workers despite growing demand in the home improvement market. [29]
This deal eventually made Focus Group the UK's second largest home improvement retailer, behind B&Q. [7] 36 Focus stores were rebranded to Focus DIY, growing Wickes from 131 stores in October 2000 to 172 in March 2004. [8] In December 2004, Focus Group sold Wickes to Travis Perkins. [9] The sale was completed in February 2005. [10]
The late actor’s home was officially sold for $8.5 million nearly one year after his sudden death on Oct. 28, 2023. Reuters 3 months ago US pending home sales jump the most in more than four ...
The company re-branded as Anglian Home Improvements in 1997. In 2001 the holding company Anglian Group was bought by investment group Alchemy Partners, [1] [2] who then sold to a consortium of banks in 2008. In 2002 it became a founding member of the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme (FENSA). [3]