FAMILYBUSINESS OF THEYEAR 2022

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AspenLeisure is afamilybusiness that owns TheMount HotelCountry Manor in Wolverhampton.

Thehotel in Mount Road, Tettenhall,employs 101 andisaleading weddingand function venueinthe area that also offers conference facilities

SinceWolvesreturntothe Premier League it regularlyhosts visitingteams.

Thebusinesswas acquired by the

BernardfamilyfromTettenhall in 2011 outofreceivership

Sincethenthere hasbeena continuous refurbishmentprogramme of £8 million involving all67bedrooms, function suites

ASPENLEISURE –THE MOUNTHOTEL COUNTRYMANOR FORMBEND

Tube manipulation specialists Formbend hasbeenrun by theHateley family sinceformation in 1966

ThebusinessinCharles Street, GreatBridge,was started by John Hateleyand offers tube bending, formingand brazingand weldedassemblies usinga wide range of materialsserving avariety of sectors.

Thecompany,which employs40, still prides itself on beinga family business at heart

JohnHateley after20years of ownershippassedthe helm on to his sonMarkHateley in 1986.In2017 Mark’s sonJames joined

In November 2020 Jamesand StuartSeftonsuccessfullycompleteda management buyout.

School Of Coding

Family-runSchoolofCodinginWolverhamptonwas startedin2017and is theUK’slargestcodingand computerscience educator teaching children andadultsacrossthe UK and Europe

Thebusiness, basedatPendeford Business Park,has growntoemploy 28

It desire to be agile/continuously innovative comesdirectlyfrom founderManny Athwaland thevalueshebringsintothe business

SoCprovidescodinglessons online andatits sixeducation centres. It specialises in tutoring students doingGCSEs andA-levels.

It also delivers Government-funded courses to adults

Weatheritegroup

Weatherite GroupinWestBromwich hasreachedits 50th anniversary milestone in 2022

Thefamily-ownedbusiness is madeupofthree companies, includingWeatheriteAir Conditioning–oneofthe UK’s leadingheating,ventilation andair conditioning solution providers

Chairman JohnWhitehouse, who foundedthe business nowbased at Weatherite House, Credenda Road, from aconservatoryand said it had been quitea journeyoverthe half century.

Thegroup,which also includes Weatherite Service& Maintenance andWeatheriteAluminium Solutions, employs 202people andall communal areas. Rooms have been upgraded andluxury suites created. Allofthe electrics andplumbinghavebeenreplaced as well as theentirecar park beinglandscaped andresurfaced.

Formbend

tube manipulation •welded assemblies

Solidfamilyvalueshavebeen instilled acrossall departments andoperations.

Based at the heart of the UK, founded in 1966, Formbend is your one-stop shop for outstanding technical expertise in tube manipulation &welded assemblies.

Specialising in tube bending, end forming, brazing &welded components from avast range of materials across awidevariety of sectors, working closely with local specialists to offer our customers acomplete line side solution.

Formbend Limited, Units 4&5, Charles Street, Great Bridge, West Bromwich, B70 0AZ, 0121557 0555 email@formbend.com www.formbend.com www.weatheritegroup.com

Our mission is “Tomaintain our position as aworld class leader in tube manipulation and welded assemblies by manufacturing high-quality products and providing world-wide customer delight.”