{"id":48710,"date":"2016-10-12T23:38:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T22:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=48710"},"modified":"2019-06-30T13:17:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T12:17:32","slug":"peoples-champion-finalist-2016-mac-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-2016-mac-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Champion finalist 2016: Mac Tools (Cumbria)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Start-up name: <\/strong>Mac Tools (Cumbria)<br>\n<strong>Founder: <\/strong>Gary Teasdale<br>\n<strong>Started in: <\/strong>2015<br>\n<strong>Based in: <\/strong>Cumbria<br>\n<strong>Business description: <\/strong>Distributes Stanley Black &amp; Decker&rsquo;s hand and power tools<\/p>\n<h3>Shortlisted category:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/franchisee-of-the-year-2016-meet-the-finalists\/\">Franchisee of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Mac Tools (Cumbria) story:<\/h3>\n<p>Only launched in April 2015, Gary Teasdale&rsquo;s Cumbria branch of tool distributor Mac Tools has already created a leading reputation in the local community and started turning a profit.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Stanley Black &amp; Decker, Mac Tools manufactures and distributes a range of the latest &ldquo;industry-leading&rdquo; hand and power tools from a variety of international brands to customers such as car dealerships, repair shops, manufacturing units and engineering companies.<\/p>\n<p>As an experienced mechanic, Teasdale says this knowledge has helped him build strong relationships with customers and stand out from competitors, by offering specialist advice on &ldquo;exactly what tools they need for the job&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The franchisee has taken advantage of local opportunities to build his brand and support the community including sponsoring his customers&rsquo; tractor pulling team in the European Championships with Mac Tools branded jackets, a number of charity events and supplying a children&rsquo;s cricket team with raffle prizes. He also credits Facebook as a &ldquo;great tool&rdquo; for marketing and sales generation, posting pictures of customers with their new toolboxes or other purchases.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Mac Tools (Cumbria) made our shortlist:<\/h3>\n<p>Community-focused and customer-centric, Teasdale&rsquo;s approach makes him the consummate franchisee and has seen his Cumbria branch go from strength to strength.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to find out more about Mac Tools (Cumbria):<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mactools.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mactools.co.uk<\/a><strong><br>\n<\/strong><strong>Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacToolsUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">twitter.com\/MacToolsUK<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start-up name: Mac Tools (Cumbria) Founder: Gary Teasdale Started in: 2015 Based in: Cumbria Business description: Distributes Stanley Black &amp; Decker&rsquo;s hand and power tools Shortlisted category: Franchisee of the Year The Mac Tools (Cumbria) story: Only launched in April 2015, Gary Teasdale&rsquo;s Cumbria branch of tool distributor Mac Tools has already created a leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64422,"featured_media":49165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finalists-2016"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>People\u2019s Champion finalist 2016: Mac Tools (Cumbria) - 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