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Title: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Leon on 11 April 2018, 09:42:46 PM
As many of you are already aware, Pendraken is a family business that was started by Lynne and Dave back in 1992.  I started working for Pendraken back in 2004 and then took over the day-to-day running of things in 2009 as the business had grown beyond a part-time concern.  Since then we've moved into our own premises, we've taken on more staff and expanded way beyond that little hobby business working out of the garage!

So, with a view to Lynne and Dave's retirement one day, I've now been made a partner and we've merged Minibits (my own business) into Pendraken to make a single company.  We'll continue to have the two websites, Pendraken concentrating on 10mm while Minibits stocks a wider variety of products, but both will be under the single Pendraken/Minibits umbrella.

All emails will also be dealt with under a single address as well, so please update your contact details to leon @ pendraken.co.uk (without the spaces!)

So to sum up, there's not a lot changing really and you can ignore this thread!
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Nick the Lemming on 11 April 2018, 09:44:58 PM
Congratulations!
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Steve J on 11 April 2018, 09:49:25 PM
Yep, congrats on this Leon :)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Ithoriel on 11 April 2018, 09:50:35 PM
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose!" :)

Thanks for the last quarter century or so, here's to the next!
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: fsn on 11 April 2018, 09:50:43 PM
Dave ... retiring ...

Dave ...

Re-tiring.

Daveretiring.

Daaavveeereeetiiiring.

Dave. Retiring.




No. Don't get it.

Well it all seems quite logical.
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Westmarcher on 11 April 2018, 10:30:14 PM
Howdy, Pardner!  <)

All the best for the next 26 years!  :-bd
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: fred. on 11 April 2018, 10:40:40 PM
Good stuff, Leon (and Dave).

The only bit that I'm struggling with is Leon working from 2004, must have been all of 5 then  ;)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Womble67 on 11 April 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Congratulations

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Last Hussar on 11 April 2018, 11:27:00 PM
The Dark Lord makes his move...
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Post by: Shedman on 11 April 2018, 11:28:00 PM
This time next year you'll be a squillionaire  :o
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Post by: Shutuphippie on 12 April 2018, 12:08:42 AM
Huzzah  :D
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: paulr on 12 April 2018, 12:48:05 AM
Wot they said, except FSN of course ;) :)
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 12 April 2018, 12:50:42 AM
 :-bd =D> >:<
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: FierceKitty on 12 April 2018, 02:29:41 AM
May you flourish beyond your dreams.
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Post by: DFlynSqrl on 12 April 2018, 02:30:03 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: d_Guy on 12 April 2018, 02:39:41 AM
Congrats and excelsior!
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Techno on 12 April 2018, 06:34:45 AM
Congrats, Leon. :-bd

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Leman on 12 April 2018, 10:22:42 AM
Well done on making what seems to be a logical step. Long may the river of success flow.  :-bd
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Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 12 April 2018, 12:14:55 PM
'ave fun....
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Post by: skywalker on 12 April 2018, 12:22:56 PM
Congratulations and long may you prosper  :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Orcs on 12 April 2018, 02:35:53 PM
Congratulations.

Whatever you call yourselves - Directors , CEO , President etc you will both still have to do what your told by Lynne and Adelle  :)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Terry37 on 12 April 2018, 02:47:02 PM
Sincere congratulations to all!

Terry
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: slugbalancer on 12 April 2018, 06:20:17 PM
Paraphrasing Roger Daltrey
Meet the new boss
Similar to the old boss
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: paulr on 12 April 2018, 08:29:30 PM
Does this mean you get to 'network' as much as Dave at Salute ;)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: d_Guy on 12 April 2018, 09:43:23 PM
Does this now mean you will be coming to Historicon?
( This has been fairly definatively answered in the negative in past years but as management has changed (or not changed), thought it worth posing again). :)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Leon on 12 April 2018, 11:31:18 PM
Quote from: d_Guy on 12 April 2018, 09:43:23 PM
Does this now mean you will be coming to Historicon?
( This has been fairly definatively answered in the negative in past years but as management has changed (or not changed), thought it worth posing again). :)

I'd like to visit myself but I'm not sure it would ever be viable for the business.  When we looked into it last time it was about £3000 in costs and 6 weeks of transit times for the stock, so it's just too much money and time really.  We'd need Historicon to be right in the middle of a 6-week window without any UK shows around it.
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Norm on 13 April 2018, 08:20:01 AM
Good news Leon, makes sense in every respect.
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: stenicplus on 13 April 2018, 12:04:15 PM
Quote from: Orcs on 12 April 2018, 02:35:53 PM
Congratulations.

Whatever you call yourselves - Directors , CEO , President etc you will both still have to do what your told by Lynne and Adelle  :)

"President for life" is all the rage at the moment... ;D
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: fsn on 13 April 2018, 01:13:27 PM
"Dark Lord Ascendent" would look nice on a business card.
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: toxicpixie on 13 April 2018, 01:54:51 PM
"El Grande Presidente Pour Vida" I think is the popular term...

Congrats, and errr, carry on :)
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 13 April 2018, 02:07:34 PM
Quote from: fsn on 13 April 2018, 01:13:27 PM
"Dark Lord Ascendent" would look nice on a business card.
Isn't he now Ascended?
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Redstef on 13 April 2018, 07:23:35 PM
congratulations

now you can begin your reign of terror mwaahahahahah  :d

Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Last Hussar on 16 April 2018, 07:19:03 AM
More of a light shower
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 05 May 2018, 11:06:20 AM
Belated congratulations!
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Post by: Kassad on 05 May 2018, 09:40:03 PM
Congratulations!!
Title: Re: Pendraken under the same management!
Post by: Leon on 06 May 2018, 02:06:38 AM
Cheers!