Agriculture

‘Farming and My Family’: My family have been involved in farming in the county for more than three centuries, farming is in my blood. My family has developed other businesses largely supported by farmers and farming. My great great grandfather founded Harrison and Hetherington’s plc, my great grandfather founded Harrison Lime works at flusco. My father, as well as farming, founded Eden Hall Concrete Products, which developed silos, slurry stores and building materials. Each generation has maintained strong local connections with Cumbria’s farming industries, many, establishing themselves as respected livestock breeders and fatteners.

I was brought up in farming household, and as early as eight years of age I was mucking four hundred weaners out before catching the bus to school each morning. Father and Mother ran a Beef, Pig and Poultry business and this gave me a wonderful grounding that still stands me well to this day.  

‘A Breed Apart’: By their very nature, farmers are invariably the great business survivors, able to maximise even the worst of economic downturns and producer prices. Their contribution to a local and national economy often going largely unnoticed or recognised, until such as foot and mouth hits and reveals their  fortitude, and the true extent of farming’s contribution to the prosperity of a county’s or our country’s economy.

Farming develops strong qualities such as Independent Self reliance, forethought and thrift, based around a hard work ethic and a stoic good humour; thus epitomising this counties farming community, I am very proud to consider myself part of this eclectic band of fighters.

I base many of my business principals and decisions on skills directly learnt in farming; I still farm today  in a small way, however, when I’m at work on the land, or among livestock, I’m at home!

‘Why Things had to Change’: Having had a number of very poor experiences whilst addressing my own pension and finances, I became determined to change this industry in my own way

Please feel free to contact me directly if you think any of the service outlined on our website might be of help. Be rest assured that I have handpicked a team who are as determined as I to offer a service that fits you and your families and your business needs moving forward.

‘Our Approach to Your Needs’: Firstly No Clap-trap: you ask a straight question and you will receive a straight answer; No Hard Sell: our approach to your inquiry will be courteous, enthusiastic and practical as the team endeavour  to win your confidence in their abilities; Taking time to understand: we want to fully understand your priorities and circumstances of you financial position thoroughly, if that requires another no obligation meeting then that is what will happen; ‘Big Print’: what this actually means is you (like me) don’t get to sign anything until they (the team) are very sure that a proper level of understanding has been acquired by you the client; Being confident in back-tracking: If you are like me, certain things don’t sink in first time. There’s nothing odd about this, we’re busy people. So, at any point in the advice process, you should feel relaxed enough to ask any questions again and again, until you understand enough to move on to the next, the team will welcome your request. Rest easy, your specific requirements will be of the utmost importance to them at all times.  

Just to be absolutely clear, I will have no knowledge of your private information or personal finances whatsoever, indeed, if you so wish, I won’t even know if you become a client.

I do hope you find time to get in touch with the office: please phone and/or complete the contact element in ‘Contact Us’. For anyone who knows me, I would be delighted to personally introduce you to the team tasked in delivering this new approach to financial services.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, now get back to work!!!

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