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Company Through

and through, founder Chris Forrest is proud to be based in his hometown:

“I absolutely love Burnley; we’ve got the best businesses, great bars and restaurants, and brilliant views. There’s also a great business community. When I started TCB, we quickly built relationships with the local businesses around us. They put their trust in us and as their businesses grew, they continued to work with us,” says Chris.

An entrepreneur from a young age

From designing and selling keyrings in a local restaurant as a child to now running his own signage company at just 29 years old, Chris has always enjoyed being creative. He started his career running Blu Bar in Burnley town centre, using his creative skills to design promotional posters for the bar’s events. It felt like a natural progression that when Chris heard that the owner of a local signage company was moving abroad, he bought into the business. This change in career served as a steep learning curve, as Chris explains:

“While I had lots of transferable skills from running the bar, moving into the signage industry was a massive change. I managed to gain some great clients, like BMW and EFS Global, but there were lots of hurdles too. I definitely learnt lessons the hard way, but the experience helped me to grow.”