Kitchens, or Sink

How to Build a FTSE Company from Nothing

Kitchens, or Sink
Matthew Ingle
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 304pg
9 Jun 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781803283685
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When the chips are down you have to step forward, speak up and take action - or sink. Matthew Ingle, Yorkshire born and bred, left school in 1971 with four O levels. He went to work at a timber yard in Huddersfield, before joining the management training programme at Magnet. When he was made redundant in 1994, he had an idea for a business, jotted down on a single sheet of paper but no name, no products, no buildings and no backers. Howdens was founded in 1995, and today is a FTSE 100 company with 10,000 staff, sales of over GBP2 billion and a royal warrant. This is the story of how he got there: the highs and lows, the disasters turned to triumphs, the unsung heroes and the grafters - and the no-nonsense business principles that guided him along the way. Kitchens, or Sink weaves memoir with business insight, telling us a great deal about the state of manufacturing in the UK, how Matthew learned to turn setbacks into opportunities and established the standards he set for himself and his workforce. This is an honest and uplifting story, which also offers sound and pragmatic advice to anyone starting their own business.
Matthew Ingle is Life President and founder of Howdens, the kitchen and joinery company he started in 1995. He left school at sixteen and went to work at a timber yard in Huddersfield, before joining Magnet kitchens. When he was made redundant from Magnet in 1994, he decided to start his own business; today, Howdens is a worldwide company and is listed on the FTSE 100. Matthew lives in Yorkshire with his wife and dogs.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781803283685
Published: 9 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 304

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