Property News · June 29, 2016

Brian Creasey obituary


My father, Brian Creasey, who has died aged 81, set up and ran one of Britain’s most successful vehicle rental companies and then, with some of the money from the venture, devoted much of his later life to restoring an old mansion in Essex, opening the gardens to the public.Brian started Countryside Hire in Hertfordshire in the mid-1960s with a secondhand Commer van, building up a fleet of more than 600 vehicles over 25 years. Innovative in putting customer service and employees first – in a sector that generally had a poor reputation for both – he not only prospered, but became a popular figure in the vehicle rental industry. This was partly due to his annual “Ides of March lunch”, which sought to bring his competitors together to talk about industry matters rather than stab each other in the back. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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