by Philip John Mills
I am very proud to have been trading for 30 years, especially as some of it has been during a very tough recession period. Unfortunately, not all businesses have been so fortunate. Starting your own business is never easy and we should all acknowledge and celebrate these achievements for our businesses, large or small.
It all started in 1986. While on a business trip for my employer, Albright & Wilson, to South Africa I was approached by John Thompson of Chemical & Industrial Marketing. John was the owner of CIM a major South African distributor based in Durban. CIM was the Durban distributor for…
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by Philip John Mills
Throughout most of my career agriculture has played a part. My grandad, Jim Phelps, as a young man was a very hard working milk recorder for the Milk Marketing Board; he also worked as a relief milker and turned his hand to any job on local farms to make money and save up to buy a farm which he did in 1952. A fantastic achievement. Within a few years he increased the acreage to 240 acres. His career and success was totally based on hard work and determination and I thank him for inspiring me. Today his …..
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by Philip John Mills
Albright and Wilson was founded by Arthur Albright and John Wilson as a manufacturer of Potassium Chlorate and White Phosphorus for the match industry. In 1892 Albright and Wilson became a private limited company, Albright and Wilson Ltd, and it remained a double family-owned firm for nearly 100 years, until 5 March 1948 when it became a public company. Albright and Wilson expanded considerably into silicones, detergents, food additives, metal finishing chemicals, strontium based chemicals and Chromium based chemicals. It was the second largest chemical manufacturer ….
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by Nick
The brand new Cayley Chemicals website, built by iConnik Solutions is now up and running. CCC Trading, the group website at www.ccctrading.co.uk, also points to the new site so in effect, two websites have been consolidated into one. Philip, the MD and CEO of Cayley Chemicals and CCC Trading, gave us a brief to update the site with a modern look, keep it simple and professional with fast load speeds, make it search engine friendly and secure. The brief has been met and Philip said ….
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