{"id":346,"date":"2012-02-20T01:41:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T01:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/?p=346"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:16:01","slug":"robin-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/robin-powell\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Powell: Molson Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Robin Powell<br>\nAge:<\/strong> 34<br>\n<strong>Company:<\/strong> Moslon Holdings<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1996 by Powell and Jonathan Wilson, Bristol-based Molson Holdings hires out construction equipment for some of the biggest construction names as well as smaller individual needs. In 2000 it was one of the country&rsquo;s fastest growing firms when it turned over &pound;15m. It now employs 58 with a turnover of &pound;36m and expects revenues of &pound;45m next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Powell remains as director of Molson, which now claims to be one of the largest suppliers of Korean and Japanese built excavators in Europe, as well supplying dump trucks, doziers, demolition rigs and wheeled loaders. In 2010, it became Hyundai&rsquo;s biggest European dealer. The company&rsquo;s turnover has continued to rise year by year, hitting more than &pound;86.2 in 2015.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robin Powell Age: 34 Company: Moslon Holdings Founded in 1996 by Powell and Jonathan Wilson, Bristol-based Molson Holdings hires out construction equipment for some of the biggest construction names as well as smaller individual needs. In 2000 it was one of the country&rsquo;s fastest growing firms when it turned over &pound;15m. 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