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kostasvar · #1 28-10-2009, 20:37

Μπράβο στον Alan Martin και αυτούς που τον στήριξαν, για να μπορέσουν κάποιοι συνάνθρωποί μας να χαρούν την ζωή τους λίγο παραπάνω!

Alan Martin, company founder, started work on the project that led to the creation of The Conquest when his son, an outgoing and sporting young man, became disabled.

Alan's concept progressed through the classical stages of new product development. As early stage prototypes were created, based on the initial scale models, the project attracted considerable interest.

Initial funding included support from Sir Frank Williams, the Principal of the BMW-Williams Formula 1 Team, and from Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

The project also won support from the Manchester Business School Incubator. The Incubator has assisted with early commercialisation of The Conquest and has drawn on its own resources, the broader resources available within the Manchester Business School and the support of its sponsors and partners, including The Royal Bank of Scotland, NM Rothschild and Addleshaw Goddard.

Private investors have provided funding to enable the manufacture of pre-production vehicles and to carry out a full programme of road and track testing.

The Conquest is protected by patent.

The National Association for Bikers with a Disability (NABD) has worked closely with the company as The Conquest developed. The NABD is the UK's leading organisation for disabled motorcyclists. Its many activities include campaigning on behalf of the disabled motorcyclist, providing financial assistance for motorcycle conversions and conducting tests and assessments for the disabled motorcyclist. The NABD provides a focal point for inputting to Government policy on disabled motorcycling issues and is very active in raising public awareness of the needs of the disabled motorcyclist.

Much of the vehicle-testing programme has been carried out at The Leyland Technical Centre's test track at Leyland. Martin Conquest is grateful for the support from the company and its staff.

Management Team

Charles Cunningham is the company's Executive Chairman. Charles joined the company in September 2005. Having trained as an accountant he worked in international banking in the Channel Islands and then in infrastructure project finance in the Far East. More recently he has been European Finance Director for an international resort development company headquartered in Hong Kong.

Derek May is a Non-Executive Director. He joined the company's Board in April 2005. Derek has substantial commercial and general management experience at Executive Director-level in a wide range of industries and companies, from large international energy companies through to IT start-ups.

Tom Sharp joined the company's Board as a Non-Executive Director in February 2007. Tom is a Chartered Accountant and former Senior Partner of accountants Harold Sharp. Tom is now a consultant to Harold Sharp, specialising in advising a wide range of clients on business management, taxation, acquisitions and divestments.

Graeme McFarlane is UK Operations DIrector. In this role Graeme has full responsibility for ensuring that production and quality targets are met and for managing the company's supply chain. He is also responsible for all UK sales. Graeme has extensive production experience within the automotive sector, gained through working with Lear and Royal Ordnance. Graeme joined the company in January 2006 and became a member of the Board in February 2007.