INTERVIEW
The long
ill King, chairman of Cheffins – the multifaceted Cambridge business that
in 1534 – the year the English Reformation Parliament established Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church of England – reaching its bicentenary is still impressive by anyone’s standards. Cheffins was also born at a turbulent moment in British history: 1825 was the year of the so-called Panic that resulted in a colossal stock market crash. Hardly an auspicious moment to start a business, but Cheffins – then and
operates across property, land, commercial buildings, planning and auctions – has every reason to be very happy. Cheffins celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, a feat that few businesses in Cambridgeshire can match. Though it has some way to go to catch up with Cambridge University Press, which was founded
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