Sir Tom Farmer OBE
About this artwork
Sir Tom Farmer left school at fifteen and swept the floor in a tyre company. But he learned quickly and his ambition led him to set up Kwik-Fit, one of the world’s largest tyre and exhaust groups. He pioneered a fresh kind of service for the motorist and his business was eventually bought out by the Ford motor group for close to £1 billion. Sir Tom supports numerous charitable organisations, including a long-standing commitment to the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. He remains a mentor to many entrepreneurs and an inspiration to many young people in Scotland today: “For me, an entrepreneur is someone who sees an opportunity and is able to reach out and grasp it for their own benefit – the benefit of their family, their business – and very importantly, for the benefit of the community.”
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Sir Tom Farmer OBE
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date created:1996
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materials:Colour inkjet print
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measurements:50.60 x 50.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2009
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accession number:PGP 238.38
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broad daylight (Tricia Malley and Ross Gillespie)
broad daylight (Tricia Malley and Ross Gillespie)
Scottish photographers Malley and Gillespie are collectively known as ‘broad daylight’, collaborating on a variety of projects alongside their individual practices. Malley’s background as a documentary photographer and Gillespie’s training as an illustrator has created a partnership that enables...