Arthur &
Herbert Skidmore - Burnaby
Arthur
and Herbert Skidmore epitomize those entrepreneurial and personal
leadership qualities on which business success stories are built.
Fifty years ago they had a vision, and with hard work and determination,
today that vision has been realized.
Working together,
the two brothers have built an international empire from a single
automotive replacement glass location in New Westminster. Today
TCG International employs more than 3,500 people around the world
doing business in automotive replacement glass and related products
and communications products and services. The empire encompasses
approximately
2,500 franchise
owners across Canada, the United States and in close to 50 countries
around the world.
Even with this
tremendous success in the international business arena, the base
of their empire remains here in British Columbia where it began.
Arthur Skidmore,
while demonstrating a keen sense for business and a drive to succeed,
never lost sight of the importance of family, children, religion
and friendship. He has dedicated his life to the betterment of others,
donating both his time and money to organizations and educational
institutions around the province.
Herbert Skidmore
is known to shun the spotlight, preferring to help and support others
in his own way. Last year he led a two-week trip to Albania, arranging
for a shipment of glass, to replace the broken windows in children's
hospitals and orphanages. He took the time to provide necessary
training in glass installation for local people. Since that trip,
he has arranged additional glass shipments so that facilities for
children can be rebuilt in that country.
Both Arthur
and Herbert Skidmore have been very generous to their adopted province
through bursaries for undergraduate students and scholarships for
graduate students in educational institutions around B.C.
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