Farley Grist

Having been successful on a self employed basis I established a limited company Along with a previous colleague.

Main rolls included:

• Sales and customer services.
• On site installation and project management
• Establishing long-term partnerships with clients, fostering customer loyalty and repeat business.
• Managed day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth running of the business affairs.
• Facilitated team-building and morale-boosting activities to support employee satisfaction.

Large specialist projects included:

Various U.S military installations throughout Europe.

Mercedes Formula 1 team

Williams Formula 1 team

Mclaren formula 1 team

The British Library.

Volkswagen Headquarters

Sky Television.

Unfortunately, despite our best efforts we never really recovered from the loss of revenue and costs of the covid pandemic and clients going into administration Etc.

Ultimately this resulted in us having to close the business at the end of January 2026 after nearly 27 years.

Having completed the major projects with Facit I started working in the same office furniture industry as a freelance project manager working mainly advising end user clients and for the trade.

Major projects included:

London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Ealing

London Borough Hammersmith and Fulham

Westminster university

British Telecom

Ernst & Young

Supervised a team of 20 individuals during major office furniture installations in central London.

• Facilitated team meetings to promote clear communication among all members.
• Reduced workplace conflicts through effective negotiation and communication strategies.
• Delegated tasks to achieve balanced workloads across team members.
• Planned logistics schedules for managing large furniture deliveries to site.

Teaching beginners and intermediate players to improve their game.

Club repairs

Processed and issuing green fees

General daily running of pro' shop

After leaving school I continued working where I had a Saturday job.

Rolls included:

• Serving customers.
• Advising customers on the best products to meet their needs.
• Checking stock levels.
• Assisting the owner on purchasing from suppliers.