The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2014 - Issue 33 | Page 20

FARM NEWS Alford family business a ‘shining example of a great British SME’ The family company, L J Fairburn and Son Limited, is celebrating major recognition of its achievements. Egg producers for over 60 years, the Alfordbased business has been included in the London Stock Exchange Group’s “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain”. It joins a varied list of businesses considered to be ‘shining examples’ of great British small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). The report was produced to highlight the exceptional contribution SMEs make to the UK economy. L J Fairburn and Son Limited is one of 4.5 million businesses in this sector, recognised as the main companies generating new job creation since the financial crisis. POSITIVE GROWTH IN REVENUE To be given such recognition, L J Fairburn and Son Limited has demonstrated positive growth in revenue over the last four years, increased employee numbers, work space and had major new contract wins. Daniel Fairburn, MD said: “To be included in such an important list of SMEs is a huge honour and a very welcome surprise. We are a family business with strong values. To be heralded as a shining example of great British business is a major achievement for us. “From the farm to the fork, we are involved as a family in all egg production processes. For an agricultural business like ours to be recognised with many other sectors from automotive, venture capitalism and hi-tech manufacture is incredible. “Our values and emphasis on core relationships with everyone we work with is without doubt the reason our business has been included in such a great list,” he added. DICKIES SAFETY BOOTS GIVEAWAY To enter, fill out the below form and fax to 01226 730825 or post to Dickies Comp, Clearview Group Limited, Unit 2-3 Burleigh Court, Burleigh Street, Barnsley, S70 1XY. Alternatively, email your name and company, mobile number and the address where we should send your prize to [email protected]. Entries must be received by 31st May 2014. (*T&C’s apply) Name: Company: Address: Email: Tel: Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive promotional information from the company running this competition/giveaway. *Terms & conditions: Incomplete entries will be discounted. Prizes will be sent by post after the competition closing date. Only one entry per person. Multiple entries from one address will be accepted. 20 Apr/May 2014 FarmersMart Dickies the internationally renowned workwear brand is giving away six pairs of safety boots. Dickies, the internationally renowned workwear brand, has introduced 14 new styles of safety footwear and improved a further six styles for 2014. New lines in PU/Rubber Sole have excellent shock absorption and are heat resistant to 300 degrees; they are high slip resistant and have non clogging sole patterns; extra comfort is offered with moisture wicking lining and a removable footbed. Safety footwear standard EN345 has been superseded by EN ISO 20345 and the whole Dickies footwear range has been re-certified to the new standard EN ISO 20345:2011. Over the past couple of years the main trend has been for safety footwear to become lighter in weight and more fashionable, which really started with the use of injected PU sole units. The intr