Anthony Fittler AnK Sheds
Chris Walker - Chiropractor
David Barraclough St. Kilda
How long have you owned your business, and tell us about your team ... We had the opportunity to join the Ranbuild family; we have happily owned the Armidale dealership for 2 months and trade as A.n.K Sheds.
What prompted you to open your business? Walker Family Chiropractic was dreamt up back at university as a business planning assignment. When my wife fell pregnant and we decided to move back to Armidale to raise a family, we realised it was the perfect opportunity to put that plan into action.
I have been at the St Kilda Hotel for over 20 years, where I started as Night Manager, one day a week, while also working for Westlawn Investments. I now have been the licensee manager since 12 years ago for Harley. With staff we do have a very high turnover of young ones from the university, but we have been blessed with our staff – they pretty much run themselves and work hard when they are here. However, my thank you goes to Colleen and Lee, who both have a big hand in the running of the St Kilda. The services we offer are well known in the community, with the famous $7 lunch week long. Twenty years ago, the hotel was pumping out the lunches and dinner and in 2013, it is bigger than ever. We would be doing more meals than anyone we know.
We have 2 local employees and myself constructing the sheds, along with Karly in the office selling sheds and organising the team. Tell us about your services ... I have been a builder in the Armidale and surrounding areas for the past 13 years, building all types of structures under APF Constructions. Now with Ranbuild Sheds, it has allowed us to expand our business and deliver a one stop shop, supplying a full range of quality Ranbuild Australian made sheds from garden sheds, carports to commercial sheds and everything in between. The service that we can provide includes the design of your shed, approvals and a full construction service. Plans for the future? We are looking forward to servicing the New England area and provide a stress free service for your shed experience, with an emphasis on customer service.
Tell us about your services and the personal rewards you gain from your business? Walker Family Chiropractic is a modern chiropractic clinic offering safe and effective chiropractic care for all members of the community. Chiropractic is a mainstream healthcare alternative for neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. We provide effective treatment of acute and chronic spinal pain, headache and migraine, as well as many other conditions. The rewards are in the successes of the people who seek care. The more long standing or complex a condition a person has been suffering, the greater the reward in finding a solution. Plus, I love learning more about the function of the human body. Plans for the future? Like any business person, I am planning on growth – showing more people the benefits of chiropractic care, enabling more people to live a healthy life and expanding my knowledge to help more people.
We also offer accommodation, functions, pool tables, entertainment, special bus trips for our regulars – as a pub we rely on our regulars, full SKY and TAB facilities, Austar, Keno and pokies. I love my job, and that’s why I have been here so long. Every day is different in its own way. Well, it is too late to buy my own pub, and it is different now to what it was 20 years ago. You never know what will happen tomorrow but for as long as the Kilda stays the Kilda, I will be around.
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