28 January 2016
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Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer honoured by Edinburgh award
Sir Tom Farmer, founder of the Kwik Fit chain of garages, has been honoured by Edinburgh City Council by having his handprints set in stone. ...
Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer honoured by Edinburgh award Images
Sir Tom Farmer, founder of the Kwik Fit chain of garages, has been honoured by Edinburgh City Council by having his handprints set in stone.
Sir Tom has had a cast of his hand-prints taken by local Edinburgh stonemason Nic Boyes. The hand-prints will be carved onto a flagstone outside the City Chambers, where they will sit alongside those of previous Edinburgh Award recipients.
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Sir Tom has had a cast of his hand-prints taken by local Edinburgh stonemason Nic Boyes. The hand-prints will be carved onto a flagstone outside the City Chambers, where they will sit alongside those of previous Edinburgh Award recipients.
Friends and family will join the Lord Provost at a special ceremony on Friday 4 March, when the flagstone will be unveiled and Sir Tom Farmer will be presented with a certificate and an engraved Loving Cup.
The Leith-born 75 year-old was chosen from a short-list of nominations cast by the Edinburgh public in December. He began his career at the age of fifteen at a local tyre firm before famously founding one of Europe’s largest and best known automotive repair businesses, Kwik Fit.
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, Donald Wilson, said: 'The Edinburgh Award enables Edinburgh’s people to pay a lasting tribute to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the city. Sir Tom is a great ambassador for Edinburgh and I look forward to seeing his hand-prints laid in stone at the City Chambers.'See stunning aerial images of bygone Edinburgh in our special feature.
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