Third-generation CEO of family business Brian James Trailers, renowned for its high-quality enclosed car transporters
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1When I saw 1001 Road Trips in a shop, it immediately appealed to me. I always prefer to drive my BMW M8 rather than fly to our office in Leipzig, and I use the time to decompress and think about stuff.
2My grandfather, Brian, settled here from South Africa in 1945 with four children and no money, and started building trailers in his garden. He, my dad and my uncle pioneered the concept of enclosed car transporters, and our latest flagship, the RT7, really moves the game on, both in terms of tech and also for light weight.
3Mountain biking has always been a hobby of mine and this Specialized Turbo Levo FSR Comp e-bike, which I bought new in 2018, has been a game-changer for someone like me who enjoys the thrill of the downhill parts much more than the slog of the uphill parts!
4The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade – now The King’s Award – is the UK’s most prestigious, and winning it reflects the effort that our company has put into exports, ever since my grandfather was building trailers seven days a week in his back garden. We won it in 2018 and again during my era of leadership in 2023. Which was nice.
5The Ford Rallye Academy was intended to give a young driver a break into the WRC, but it was canned after just one year, 2003. I worked my summer holidays to pay for it, aged 15, and it was a steep learning curve because I first had to learn how to drive a manual-transmission car…
6When my wife Ella and I moved to a slightly bigger house, one of the first things
