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Business Argus

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Out & About

Young Enterprise fundraising event
THE Newport & Monmouthshire board of Young Enterprise UK in association with Island Opera put on a black tie charity event in the Severn Suite of the Hilton Hotel, Newport. Staged by Viaggio UK the event raised in excess of 4,700 to help support Young Enterprise UK and local schools taking part in the scheme.

Cheers to Joanna on achieving her dream

By Jo Barnes

01633 777240 jba@gwent-wales.co.uk Twitter @SWABusiness

THE Garway Moon Inn, near Monmouth, is back in the hands of a local after a 400,000 investment supported by Barclays business. The village pub, which was bought by husband and wife Neil and Joanna Termets, fulfills a lifelong ambition for local girl Joanna to own this traditional inn which has been established since 1760. Joanna Termets, owner of The Garway Moon Inn, said I used to play in this pub as a child when my friends parents owned the business and have always had a strong connection to the building. I left Garway in 2000 to work on the cruise ships which is where I met Neil and we subsequently ended up married and living in South Africa, where we ran our own restaurant business. After having children and a number of violent crime related incidents including Neils father being paralysed, we realised that perhaps we needed a change of lifestyle so we decided to up sticks and return to Garway where Neil secured the position of bar manager at the pub. We made it clear that if the owners were ever looking to sell we would want first refusal and now we have the home, business and lifestyle we always wanted. Neil said: We offer a traditional country Inn with rooms. We try to run the business as one big family

Claire Broome, James Clarke

Robin Hall, David Evans, Emma Jones, Chris Smith

Husband and wife Neil and Joanna Termets, new owners of The Garway Inn with a huge emphasis on quality of both the service and the locally sourced produce. Running a business is tough with no respite and being tied to the business 24 hours a day but the rewards far outweigh the downsides even after working 16 hour days. The gratitude of customers simply enjoying their lunch or guests returning week after week makes it all worthwhile. Emma King, Barclays business manager, said: As champions of local business, it is essential that we support new business ventures such as the Garway Moon Inn. By really understanding the business, Barclays has been able to support the business both financially and professionally throughout the acquisition. The plan is to create a destination pub with customers coming from everywhere.

Janine Grifths Baker, Kevin Chilton, Andrew Thomas, Victoria Stephens

Leanne Parker, Gareth Waters, Vicky Beehan, Mark Beehan

New store venture Changes to drive in town launched company forward by businessman
LOCAL businessman and Budgens retailer Marcus Ostler is opening a new Budgens store on St Lawrence Road, Chepstow, on Thursday, bringing a range of fresh produce and groceries to the local area. The store will stock local products, fresh fruit and vegetables, general groceries and a wide selection of fine wines. It will employ 20 people and will support local community members and causes. The store is 3,000sq ft in size with an in-house bakery selling freshlyfilled baguettes, hot pies and pasties, bacon sandwiches/rolls and fresh hot coffee along with a lottery terminal. Mr Ostler said: Its an exciting time for my family and I we love Chepstow and believe we have a good understanding of the local area. Weve decided to partner with Budgens to be able to offer their SuperValu own brand range and ensure we can offer good prices with everyday products price matched to Tesco. Since we own and run the store it does mean we will be able to find out what local residents really want and need so that we ensure the store caters for their needs. Were keen to work with local people and to support local producers in the area too. The official ribbon cutting will take place at the store on Thursday at 10 am by Mr Ostler and his family . The store will be open from Monday to Sunday 7am 9pm. FAST Parts Wales Ltd, one of Wales largest motor factors, has grown its team with a number of new appointments and promotions designed to ensure the motor factor is in the best position possible for its next phase of growth. Steve Jones, currently in the Fast Parts Cwmbran branch, is moving to its Abercarn branch to become sales manager. Mr Jones objectives will be to drive the sales team forward and create a stronger working relationship between the in-house and field sales teams. Meanwhile, Gareth Jackson will be become operations manager at the Abercarn branch and will be responsible for driving the company forward and looking at new avenues for growth, as well as supporting staff at Abercarn. New to Fast Parts is Mark Cinderby, who will be joining the Cwmbran team as branch manager. Mr Cinderby has been in the automotive industry for more than 20 years and has worked in every division of a modern motor factor, most recently in the position of national accounts manager. The appointments follow the restructure of Fast Parts brands and products portfolio and the investment in a new on-site technical training centre, which has attracted more than 100 independent garages to various seminars so far. Nathan Travis, Fast Parts general manager, said: These new appointments ensure we are equipped to sustain our continued growth and are in line with our philosophy of meeting every requirement of an independent garage.

Nadine Rees, Neil Rees, Sally Jones, Nathan Jones

Julia Grey, Janet Lewis, Simon Grey For more pictures from this event visit www.facebook.com/SWABusiness

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