inner path

Inner Path Natural Therapies – Meet the Owners

Leigh Fernance and Paul Coop have owned Inner Path Natural Therapies for more than 20 years. The business first started in the 1990s at premises in Dumaresq Street.  When the Coop family purchased the Smith House building, they decided to move Inner Path Natural Therapies into the iconic premises. 2018 is a big year for […]

Meet the owner of AOK Signs

Steve McGrath has owned AOK signs for 7 years. Before buying the business Steve worked in the printing industry. When the business he was working for restructured he started searching for a business that would both relate to his experience and also present a challenge for him. Luckily he found this in AOK Signs. Steve […]

Richardson & Wrench

Meet the owners of Richardson & Wrench

Janet and Peter Cooke, the owners of Richardson & Wrench Armidale, moved to the city in 2003. Before this they lived in the Southern Highlands which is quite close to Sydney. Even though Peter lived in the Southern Highlands he needed to commute every day to Sydney CBD for work. As you can imagine this […]

Things with a Difference

Meet the Owners of Things with a Difference

Jane Hannon, the owner of Things with a Difference has been a long time member of the Armidale business community. You may remember Jane from Armidale Kids, which was where all of the well-dressed local kids shopped. Jane also worked at Mountview Pharmacy where she developed a beautiful giftware section. Before Jane moved to Armidale […]

Super Moto New England

Meet the Owners of Super Moto New England

Greg and Lynda Frost are the owners of Super Moto New England. In fact, Greg started working as an apprentice mechanic at Super Moto New England when he left school. Greg learnt all aspects of the business and later became a partner in the shop. About 15 years ago he bought the business outright and […]

MonfiaConnect

MonfiaConnect – Meet the Owner

It is always extremely heart-warming to hear about local success stories. This is especially the case when the story relates to a young, bright, motivated and very capable person who both grew up and was educated in the local area. David Levingston, the owner of MonfiaConnect is a great example of someone who fits this […]

Armidale Pet Shop & Aquarium

Armidale Pet Shop & Aquarium – Meet the Owners

For the past twelve months, Brad and Sunnie King have been the owners of Armidale Pet Shop & Aquarium! Brad has always had an interest in breeding fish and birds. He is especially passionate about African Cichlid fish and parrots. Brad is also not entirely new to pet shop ownership as several decades ago he […]

Armidale Bicycle Centre

Armidale Bicycle Centre – Meet the Owners

Armidale Bicycle Centre doesn’t have one defined owner. Instead, several members of the Bullen family have their individual roles in running the shop. Mark works in the business full time, and his daughter Katrina and wife Dianne both help undertake the administrative and accounting work of the business. Mark’s son, Mitchell also works in the […]

Professionals Real Estate Armidale

Professionals Real Estate Armidale: Meet the Owners

The owners of Professionals Real Estate Armidale note that buying real estate in Armidale has traditionally been attractive to both investors and residential buyers due to both the affordability of properties and the higher than average rental yields. Owner occupiers are attracted to the area by the fact that they are able to buy a […]