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'''Stephen Eckersley Boler''' (23 August 1943 |
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'''Stephen Eckersley Boler''' (23 August 1943{{spnd}}1998) was an English entrepreneur who founded a business dynasty and in later life became a conservationist in South Africa. |
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He was born on 23 August 1943 in [[Middleton, Lancashire|Middleton]], [[Heysham]], [[Lancashire]]. |
He was born on 23 August 1943, in [[Middleton, Lancashire|Middleton]], [[Heysham]], [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/901935770|title=STEPHEN ECKERSLEY BOLER|author=company check ltd|work=Company Check}}</ref> Boler started as a 16-year-old trainee at the multinational [[Unilever]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} |
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He made his first fortune in the 1970s, selling cut-price tyre and exhaust systems<ref name="menmedia.co.uk">[http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1316422_marks_15m_mission_for_mere "Mark's £15m mission for Mere" in ''[[Manchester Evening News]]''. 8 September 2010. |
He made his first fortune in the 1970s, selling cut-price tyre and exhaust systems<ref name="menmedia.co.uk">[http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1316422_marks_15m_mission_for_mere "Mark's £15m mission for Mere"] in ''[[Manchester Evening News]]''. 8 September 2010.</ref> together with business partner [[Tom Farmer]], who went on to launch the {{nowrap|[[Kwik Fit]]}} chain. One of the trainee managers at the time was later founder of the High Street buy-and-sell business [[Cash Generator]], Brian Lewis, who credits Boler with a major impact on his business life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/page/brian-lewis-bfa-chairman-founder-of-cash-generator.php|title=Founders of Franchising: Brian Lewis - BFA Chairman and founder of Cash Generator|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Boler went on to found Limelight, a kitchen and bathrooms business, making £40 million when he sold it.<ref name="independent.co.uk">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people--buisness-get-murdoch-to-call-mars-1181573.html "People & Business: Get Murdoch to call Mars"] by Francesco Guerrera. ''[[The Independent]]''. Friday, 30 October 1998</ref> Limelight, later known as the [[HomeForm Group]], included household names such as Dolphin Showers, Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms.<ref name="menmedia.co.uk"/> Homeform went into administration in 2011, and had quotes honoured by brand [[Wren Kitchens]] to protect consumer confidence in UK kitchen companies.<ref name="Wren Kitchens fly rescue Moben sinks">{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/wren-kitchens-fly-rescue-moben-sinks-150609879.html |title=Wren Kitchens fly rescue Moben sinks}}</ref> |
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In 1983 he bought |
In 1983, he bought Mere Golf and Country Club in [[Cheshire]], handing this over to his son Mark in 1994, when he was 22. Boler had separated from his wife, and his son, whom he sent to the [[independent school]] [[Millfield]],<ref>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-profiles/2008/04/02/businessman-lives-by-motto-drive-forward-by-grinding-96026-20705272/ "Businessman lives by motto: Drive forward by grinding" 2 April 2008 by Alex Turner.] ''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''</ref> recalls him as teaching lessons of working hard.<ref name="menmedia.co.uk"/> Boler was the largest shareholder of [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City Football Club]].<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> |
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In later life he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the |
In later life, he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the [[Tswalu Kalahari Reserve]] in the [[Kalahari Desert]]. He bought dozens of farms covering more than a thousand square kilometres to create the reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suedafrika.org/en/archive/archive-newsdetails/datum////sa-lodges-named-in-list-of-worlds-top-eco-lodges.html|title=FIFA World Cup 2010 - South African Embassy to the Federal Republik of Germany|publisher=}}</ref> His will specified that [[Nicky Oppenheimer]], the South African entrepreneur, should have first refusal on Tswalu, and the Oppenheimer family now owns and operates it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tswalu.com/index.php/about-us/recent-history/|title=Tswalu's Recent History - A Luxury Private Game Reserve|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Boler died in Johannesburg of a heart attack in 1998, aged 55, while traveling to his game reserve. Another son, Nick, died in 2004, aged 33.<ref name=manEN>{{cite news|title=New tragedy hits Cheshire dynasty|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-tragedy-hits-cheshire-dynasty-1144687|accessdate=15 October 2015|work=Manchester Evening News|date=10 August 2004}}</ref> Boler also had two daughters, Sarah Jane and Camilla.<ref name=manEN/> |
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Boler died in 1998 aged 55, after suffering a heart attack in Johannesburg when en route to his game reserve. |
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 22 November 2024
Stephen Eckersley Boler (23 August 1943 – 1998) was an English entrepreneur who founded a business dynasty and in later life became a conservationist in South Africa.
He was born on 23 August 1943, in Middleton, Heysham, Lancashire.[1] Boler started as a 16-year-old trainee at the multinational Unilever.[citation needed]
He made his first fortune in the 1970s, selling cut-price tyre and exhaust systems[2] together with business partner Tom Farmer, who went on to launch the Kwik Fit chain. One of the trainee managers at the time was later founder of the High Street buy-and-sell business Cash Generator, Brian Lewis, who credits Boler with a major impact on his business life.[3]
Boler went on to found Limelight, a kitchen and bathrooms business, making £40 million when he sold it.[4] Limelight, later known as the HomeForm Group, included household names such as Dolphin Showers, Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Sharps Bedrooms.[2] Homeform went into administration in 2011, and had quotes honoured by brand Wren Kitchens to protect consumer confidence in UK kitchen companies.[5]
In 1983, he bought Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire, handing this over to his son Mark in 1994, when he was 22. Boler had separated from his wife, and his son, whom he sent to the independent school Millfield,[6] recalls him as teaching lessons of working hard.[2] Boler was the largest shareholder of Manchester City Football Club.[4]
In later life, he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in the Kalahari Desert. He bought dozens of farms covering more than a thousand square kilometres to create the reserve.[7] His will specified that Nicky Oppenheimer, the South African entrepreneur, should have first refusal on Tswalu, and the Oppenheimer family now owns and operates it.[8]
Boler died in Johannesburg of a heart attack in 1998, aged 55, while traveling to his game reserve. Another son, Nick, died in 2004, aged 33.[9] Boler also had two daughters, Sarah Jane and Camilla.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ company check ltd. "STEPHEN ECKERSLEY BOLER". Company Check.
- ^ a b c "Mark's £15m mission for Mere" in Manchester Evening News. 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Founders of Franchising: Brian Lewis - BFA Chairman and founder of Cash Generator".
- ^ a b "People & Business: Get Murdoch to call Mars" by Francesco Guerrera. The Independent. Friday, 30 October 1998
- ^ "Wren Kitchens fly rescue Moben sinks".
- ^ "Businessman lives by motto: Drive forward by grinding" 2 April 2008 by Alex Turner. Liverpool Daily Post
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2010 - South African Embassy to the Federal Republik of Germany".
- ^ "Tswalu's Recent History - A Luxury Private Game Reserve".
- ^ a b "New tragedy hits Cheshire dynasty". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2015.