Track record: 6 start-ups in nearly 40 years, with experience in the aviation, marine, defence, IT hardware/software, sports leisure, automotive and general import/export market, with particular skills in establishing localised branding, product promotion and long-term support network. Recent experience includes setting up an industry specific on-line portal from scratch, and turning it into an industry standard, profitable entity in 18 months.My personal goal is the same as it was when we set up our first business in 1986:to provide a stable platform with a reliable income for our business with honest, trustworthy partners, and to provide a safe and stimulating workspace for our employees enabling us to provide the highest quality products and services to our clients and customers, whichever industry they belong to.Specialties: MARINE industry. nearly 40 years developing contacts and users from all sides of the procurement, repair, and maintenance areas culminating in setting up Partfindermarine.com in 2010AVIATION - 24 years building a major client network in EMEA region ranging from the major airframe OEM's to some of the smallest repair shops and parts suppliers.imported/developed products or services.IT - selling and later developing a range of on-line subscription based industry specific databasesstarted via dial-up acoustic coupler at 300bd. How times have changed!