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Born in 1943, Boler started as a 16-year-old trainee at the multinational [[Unilever]].<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Call+of+the+wild+taking+Boler+out+of+Limelight%3B+CITY+%26+FINANCE.-a0110886465 Call of the wild taking Boler out of Limelight; CITY & FINANCE. CLIFF FELTHAM. The Daily Mail (London, England). October 2, 1996]</ref> 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 [[Kwik-Fit]] chain. One of the trainee managers at the time was Brian Lewis, later founder the High Street buy-and-sell business [[Cash Generator]], who credits Boler with a major impact on his business life.<ref>http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/page/brian-lewis-bfa-chairman-founder-of-cash-generator.php</ref> |
Born in 1943, Boler started as a 16-year-old trainee at the multinational [[Unilever]].<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Call+of+the+wild+taking+Boler+out+of+Limelight%3B+CITY+%26+FINANCE.-a0110886465 Call of the wild taking Boler out of Limelight; CITY & FINANCE. CLIFF FELTHAM. The Daily Mail (London, England). October 2, 1996]</ref> 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 [[Kwik-Fit]] chain. One of the trainee managers at the time was Brian Lewis, later founder the High Street buy-and-sell business [[Cash Generator]], who credits Boler with a major impact on his business life.<ref>http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/page/brian-lewis-bfa-chairman-founder-of-cash-generator.php</ref> |
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He went on to found a kitchen and bathrooms business called Limelight, and made £40 million when he sold it.<ref name="independent.co.uk">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people--buisness-get-murdoch-to-call-mars-1181573.html "People & Buisness [sic]: Get Murdoch to call Mars" by Francesco Guerrera. ''[[The Independent]]''. Friday, 30 October 1998]</ref> Limelight, now known as [[HomeForm Group]], includes household names such as Dolphin Showers, Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Sharps bedrooms.<ref name="menmedia.co.uk"/> Who, in 2011, went into administration and had quotes honoured by brand [[Wren Kitchens]] to protect consumer confidence in UK kitchen companies. |
He went on to found a kitchen and bathrooms business called Limelight, and made £40 million when he sold it.<ref name="independent.co.uk">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people--buisness-get-murdoch-to-call-mars-1181573.html "People & Buisness [sic]: Get Murdoch to call Mars" by Francesco Guerrera. ''[[The Independent]]''. Friday, 30 October 1998]</ref> Limelight, now known as [[HomeForm Group]], includes household names such as Dolphin Showers, Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Sharps bedrooms.<ref name="menmedia.co.uk"/> Who, in 2011, went into administration 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=http://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 [[Mere Golf and Country Club]] in [[Cheshire]], handing this over to his son in 1994 when Mark was 22. Stephen 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"/> |
In 1983 he bought [[Mere Golf and Country Club]] in [[Cheshire]], handing this over to his son in 1994 when Mark was 22. Stephen 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"/> |
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In later life he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the Tswalu [[game reserve]] in the [[Kalahari Desert]]. He bought dozens of farms covering more than a thousand square kilometres to create the reserve.<ref>[http://www.suedafrika.org/en/archive/archive-newsdetails/datum////sa-lodges-named-in-list-of-worlds-top-eco-lodges.html South Africa embassy page]</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>[http://www.tswalu.com/index.php/about-us/recent-history/ Tswalu Game Reserve webpage]</ref> |
In later life he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the Tswalu [[game reserve]] in the [[Kalahari Desert]]. He bought dozens of farms covering more than a thousand square kilometres to create the reserve.<ref>[http://www.suedafrika.org/en/archive/archive-newsdetails/datum////sa-lodges-named-in-list-of-worlds-top-eco-lodges.html South Africa embassy page]</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>[http://www.tswalu.com/index.php/about-us/recent-history/ Tswalu Game Reserve webpage]</ref> |
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Boler died in 1998 aged 55, after suffering a heart attack in Johannesburg when he was en route to his game reserve in South Africa. |
Boler died in 1998 aged 55, after suffering a heart attack in Johannesburg when he was en route to his game reserve in South Africa. |
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Revision as of 10:40, 4 March 2013
Stephen Eckersley Boler (born 23 August 1943 in Middleton, Lancashire[1][2]) was an English entrepreneur who founded a business dynasty and in later life became a conservationist in South Africa.
Born in 1943, Boler started as a 16-year-old trainee at the multinational Unilever.[3] He made his first fortune in the 1970s, selling cut-price tyre and exhaust systems[4] together with business partner Tom Farmer, who went on to launch the Kwik-Fit chain. One of the trainee managers at the time was Brian Lewis, later founder the High Street buy-and-sell business Cash Generator, who credits Boler with a major impact on his business life.[5]
He went on to found a kitchen and bathrooms business called Limelight, and made £40 million when he sold it.[6] Limelight, now known as HomeForm Group, includes household names such as Dolphin Showers, Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Sharps bedrooms.[4] Who, in 2011, went into administration and had quotes honoured by brand Wren Kitchens to protect consumer confidence in UK kitchen companies.[7]
In 1983 he bought Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire, handing this over to his son in 1994 when Mark was 22. Stephen had separated from his wife, and his son, whom he sent to the independent school Millfield,[8] recalls him as teaching lessons of working hard.[4] Stephen Boler was the largest shareholder of Manchester City football team[6]
In later life he turned his attention to conservation in South Africa, creating the Tswalu game reserve in the Kalahari Desert. He bought dozens of farms covering more than a thousand square kilometres to create the reserve.[9] 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.[10]
Boler died in 1998 aged 55, after suffering a heart attack in Johannesburg when he was en route to his game reserve in South Africa.
References
- ^ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=stephen+e&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=boler&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1943&toYear=1943®ion=&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
- ^ http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/901935770
- ^ Call of the wild taking Boler out of Limelight; CITY & FINANCE. CLIFF FELTHAM. The Daily Mail (London, England). October 2, 1996
- ^ a b c "Mark's £15m mission for Mere" in Manchester Evening News. 8 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/page/brian-lewis-bfa-chairman-founder-of-cash-generator.php
- ^ a b "People & Buisness [sic]: 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
- ^ South Africa embassy page
- ^ Tswalu Game Reserve webpage