John Bloor
John Bloor | |
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| Born | 16 June 1943 Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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| Children | 2 |
John Stuart Bloor OBE (born 16 June 1943[1]) is a British billionaire businessman. His business, Bloor Holdings, owns both Bloor Homes and Triumph Motorcycles.[2]
Early life
[edit]Bloor was born in a small Derbyshire village. 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]
Career
[edit]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, Bloor Homes, is now one of the largest privately owned house builders in the UK,[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] After sub-licensing the brand for a period, he invested over £80 million into rebuilding the marque, opening the new Hinckley factory in 1991.[7] After a factory fire in 2002 stopped production the factory was rebuilt, and now produces 46,000 motorcycles per annum.[8]
In 2016, Bloor received the Diamond Jubilee Trophy on behalf of all the staff at Triumph Motorcycles. The Trophy has only been given out four times previously.[9]
In 2018, Bloor was paid a £7 million dividend by Bloor Holdings, the company that owns Bloor Homes and Triumph.[10] In 2021, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £1.275 billion.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Bloor lives in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, England. Due to hip problems he rarely rides motorcycles, preferring a Range Rover.[7] He has two sons, Adrian and Nick. Adrian was chief executive of Bloor Homes until early 2020.[12]
Political donations
[edit]J.S. Bloor donated £400,000 to the Conservative Party in the 2017 general election.[13][14] In the 2019 general election, donations of £750,000 and £200,000 were made to the Conservative Party, and £12,000 to Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen.[15][16][17]
Honours
[edit]- In 1995 Bloor was awarded the OBE for services to the motorcycle industry[18]
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Leicester[3]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "John Bloor". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "John Bloor". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ "Sunday Times Rich List". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ Wellings, Fred: Dictionary of British Housebuilders (2006) Troubador. ISBN 978-0-9552965-0-5.
- ^ "John Bloor £650m". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ a b Brown, Stuart F. (1 April 2002). "A Sweet Triumph". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ "Triumph roars back". The Times. London. 19 June 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ Potter, Marc (January 2016). "Triumph boss comes out of shadows to accept prestigious award". Bennetts UK. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Collingridge, John. "Triumph owner Bloor revs up family profits". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2021". The Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Pegden, Tom (21 November 2018). "Leicestershire Rich List live: The 50 wealthiest people in the county for 2018". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "2017 UKPGE- Pre-poll donations and loans – summary document – Week 1" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2017.
- ^ Watt, Holly; Syal, Rajeev (23 May 2017). "Tories' £5m donations boost before May called snap general election". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Conservative and Unionist Party (Great Britain), Cash (C0479088)". The Electoral Commission. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Conservative and Unionist Party (Great Britain), Cash (C0479087)". The Electoral Commission. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Bridgen MP, North West Leicestershire". TheyWorkForYou. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Businessman and Entrepreneur to be Honoured by University". University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2008.