John Bloor
| John Bloor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 June 1943 Derbyshire, England |
| Residence | England, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Owner of Bloor Holdings Chairman of Bloor Homes Owner of Triumph Motorcycles |
| Net worth |  £630 million |
John Stuart Bloor OBE, (born 16 June 1943)[1] is an English business magnate.
Having built Derbyshire based Bloor Holdings into a leading housebuilding organisation,[2] Bloor bought and revived Triumph Motorcycles.
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[edit] Early life
Bloor was born in a small Derbyshire village and his father was a coal miner. He suffered from health problems and long absences from school limited his formal education, leaving school at the age of 15.[3]
[edit] Business
John Bloor's first job was as a trainee plasterer for a local building contractor. Two years later he set up his own business and began building his first house before he was 20. His building company is now one of the largest privately-owned house builders in the UK and has contributed to the successful regeneration of the East Midlands.[3] In 2002, housing sales reached 1,870 making Bloor Homes then the largest housebuilder to be owned by one man.[4]
While attending the auction of the site of the former Triumph factory to buy the site for house construction, Bloor bought the collapsed Triumph brand in 1983.[5] After sub-licensing the brand for a period, he invested over £80 million into rebuilding the marque, opening the new Hinckley factory in 1991.[6] After a factory fire in 2002 stopped production, the factory was rebuilt as one of the most efficient motorcycle factories in the world, and now produces 46,000 motorcycles per annum.[7]
In the year to June 2007 Bloor Holdings profits were £40m on £566m sales. Triumph also made a profit of £103m.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Bloor lives in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, England. Due to hip problems he rarely rides motorcycles, preferring a Mercedes Benz.[6]
[edit] Honours
- In 1995 John Bloor was awarded the OBE for services to the motorcycle industry[8]
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Leicester[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/900292138
- ^ a b "Sunday Times Rich List". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,47136,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ a b c "John Bloor". http://www2.le.ac.uk/ebulletin/publications/2000-2009/2006/07/npfolder.2006-07-11.5678371783/bloororation/?searchterm=bloor. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Wellings, Fred: Dictionary of British Housebuilders (2006) Troubador. ISBN 978-0-9552965-0-5.
- ^ "John Bloor £650m". http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/richlist2008/richprofiles2008/2008/01/14/8-8-john-bloor-650m-530m-65233-20349841/. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ a b Brown, Stuart F. (2002-04-01). "A Sweet Triumph". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/04/01/320994/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Triumph roars back". The Times (London). 2005-06-19. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article534772.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Businessman and Entrepreneur to be Honoured by University". http://www2.le.ac.uk/ebulletin/news/press-releases/2000-2009/2006/06/nparticle.2006-06-30.0727944765/?searchterm=honoured. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
