Long game
CLARK Contracts this week toasted its 40th anniversary by posting a bumper rise in turnover and profits.
Managing director Gordon Cunningham told The Bottom Line that part of its success is down to the loyalty of its staff.
He himself joined the company in 1999, and he was worked at Clark with his three fellow directors and shareholders, Gerry Cummins, John Mooney and Michael Scanlan, for more than 10 years, guiding the business through the recession.
“We can’t be classed as an overnight success really,” Mr Cunningham quipped.
Toblerone no more
MOST of us have been there. As the end of the summer holiday approaches, and money is carefully rationed to navigate the last few days, it is not unusual to end up with some excess foreign currency. But a new report has revealed the surprising extent of this accidental hoarding.
With research suggesting an average of £90 in excess currency is brought back from each trip, and an eye-watering £725 million spent giant on Toblerones, fridge magnets and assorted miscellany at duty free shops, currency exchange WeSwap has launched what it says is the country’s first currency clean-up. It will work with industry partners to allow holidaymakers to clear out their kitchen drawers, glass jars and travel wallets of unused currency, and load it on to sterling on a WeSwap card. Consumers can also opt to donate the money to charity.
That’s all well and good, but we still think a Toblerone is hard to beat at the end of a holiday.
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