Then another disaster – Ivan Carter had gone bust. Nothing was going to turn up: the showroom samples, signs, and worse the products for the sales I had secured and taken deposits for in Ivan Carter’s name. Those customers were Read more ›

1976 An ex-Alpine colleague had had a similar idea and was opening a shop up in Brighton; he had already done a lot of the leg work re the supplying company, who were based in Luton (Ivan Carter Windows). I Read more ›

At the back end of 1975, a plan was hatched to create Eastbourne’s first double glazing showroom. Rodney’s existing business would have the run-up to Christmas, a January sale and would then close, shifting the remaining stock to Hastings. I Read more ›