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But we hope that if this is a clever marketing ruse then it doesnt backfire on Mr Bailey who seems to have been on the receiving end of local residents ire. Thank you for taking the time to read this and once again please accept our apologies if you were affected by our actions in any way whatsoever.. In now-deleted posts on Facebook, Mr Bailey wrote that the incident happened on Wednesday May 26 after he was driving home to be met with "a gang of youths shouting abuse and throwing things at my vehicle". Mark Bailey, chairman and owner of MTR Bailey Trading, told Insider the business was also investing heavily in new facilities, including a third retail site due to open next year.. The new skatepark is to have a 25-year lease and things took a heated turn last Wednesday (May 26) when Bailey confronted skaters, reported Wales Online. Footage of the owner of Trade Centre Wales and his wife, down West Cross mini ramp. 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Mark Bailey was one of several residents living close to the site who launched a judicial review of its proposed redevelopment. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I think it's you that's the fucking idiot. With no political views or editorial agenda, our goal is to create the number one based source of business news in Wales, creating a level playing field for every business no matter of its size. A fifth site in Coventry is set to open this month (May 2018). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Want the latest news from Swansea sent straight to your inbox? Something went wrong, please try again later. ", View all Wales newsView more Wales Business news, Josh Morris, Digital Staff Writer Chairman and founder Mark Bailey explained "The opening of our first outlet in the North West is strategically significant as we ready the business to expand across the UK, if you put the pin in How else can they protect themselves from someone that will do anything they can and has ridiculous amounts of resources? To accept or reject analytics cookies, turn on JavaScript in your browser settings and reload this page. The Trade Centre Group Passes 20m Profit Following Fifth Store Opening, ICAEW Calls on Welsh Government to Keep Visitor Tax Simple, The Open University Presents: Talent, Its Our Future Workplace Trust, New Campaign Launched to Boost Jobs in Wales, Wales Food & Drink Business Leaders Urged to Apply for Prestigious National Awards, Five Star Grading for 7.5 million Mid Wales Luxury Glamping Resort. The results include the first full-years trading at the Trade Centre Group outlet in Wednesbury, its three Welsh sites (Merthyr Tydfil, Neath and Abercynon) and part-year trading at its fifth outlet the largest used car showroom in Europe that opened in The Trade Centre Wales grew sales by 69% in 2017 (to 178 million), easily surpassing the criteria for listing which include sales growth in the last year of at least 5% and profit margins in excess of 2%. 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Pop in to any one of our branches today and put us to the test or if you are looking to I reckon the police have been to pay him a visit, personally I and many feel he should be charged with threatening behaviour anyway. During this time, Rachel was a key attribute to the success of our sister product, Recruitment Buzz, which has firmly established itself as one of the leading publications within the Recruitment sector. 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"This abuse has been going on for a considerable period if time," he said. Employing almost 500 staff, The Trade Centre Group is privately owned by Chairman, Mark Bailey. In his Facebook post, he writes: Having taken time to reflect on the footage of the altercation that was filmed at the skate park on Wednesday evening, my wife Rhianon and I unreservedly apologise for our actions that evening. Swansea Council has been contacted for comment. In creating Business News Wales, we aim to provide a voice for all Welsh businesses. Mr Bailey responds: "You don't live here, we do", adding he is not opposed to a skate park, explaining he has offered to sponsor a skate park and pay 500,000 towards one in a different location. Find out what's happening where you live with your post code: On Friday afternoon, Mr Bailey posted several times on Facebook including posting a video highlighting a "montage of abuse" he said showed abuse he and his family had received. He wrote: "To be clear, we have never had a problem with the skate park, our issues are to do with the safety and practicality of making a bigger one in its current location without proper parking and toilets, you will see that from our next post that others in positions of responsibility agree. "I do understand why the skaters are so passionate about the skate park and, whilst I now concede on making any objection to the redevelopment at that location, I also stand by my offer to significantly invest in a state-of-the art facility elsewhere in the borough with proper facilities and parking. This was the final straw which prompted our actions which we now bitterly regret. You've accepted analytics cookies. Find out about the latest local issues where you live: Jason Williams, chairman of Mumbles Skatepark - a group which is raising money for a skate park project in Swansea - recently described the legal action as a "slap in the face" and an attempt "to fetter and stall" a project which would deliver "a massive benefit" to the community. ", Another adds: "It's not here to just film kids skating, is it?". He will be replaced in the role of CEO by chief financial officer Tim Carr, while current chairman and founder Mark Bailey is to become vice-chairman. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. We were all young once and watching the video again today, I see more than a little bit of my younger self in the actions of those that I confronted. The past year has also seen an increase in customer satisfaction with Trade Centres TrustPilot score up 8% to 9.4/10. Mark Bailey claims to have been targeted after it was revealed he is one of those behind a bid to halt the development of a skatepark in front of his home. The retailer holds a top five ranking with both leading industry media publishers, recently ranking fourth in the Automotive Management ID50 and fifth in the Motor Trader MT 50 published in November 2018. Having a passion for travel and culture, Rachel left her hometown of Cardiff to pursue studies and travel and after several years away, Rachel returned to Cardiff and firmly established herself within the development of Business News Wales. described the delay to the project caused by the judicial review as a 'slap in the face, Dad whose car was torched in Swansea's Mayhill riots is given a free replacement vehicle, Policeman charged with perverting course of justice over alleged false reports to Crimestoppers, How easy is it to charge an electric car on a long journey and what does it cost? Bringing you all the News and the voice of the People. Car dealer Mark Bailey, who owns Trade Centre Wales, is one of a number of residents living close to the proposed site at Llwynderw, by Blackpill, who have launched a Sign up to the SwanseaOnline newsletter to receive our top stories straight to your inbox. Mr Bailey said he had offered to maintain and enhance the land at Llwynderw, but added Swansea council did not respond to his proposal, which they said would have resulted in more wild flowers and public seating, plus a sum of money to relocate the mini half-pipe to a site which was closer to toilets and parking facilities. On his social media pages tonight he posted: Having taken time to reflect on the footage of the altercation that was filmed at the skate park on Wednesday evening, my wife Rhianon and I unreservedly apologise for our actions that evening,, He then added: I will make a point of going across and personally apologising to the skaters at the appropriate time over the coming days.. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Over the past 6 years, Rachel has been working specifically within the digital marketing space and has worked with some of the countrys top brands. I do hope that those involved will accept my apology when I get to speak with them. Type in the area above to perform a search. Hes acted like a complete bellend he finished. The results include the first full-years trading at the Trade Centre Group outlet in Wednesbury, its three Welsh sites (Merthyr Tydfil, Neath and Abercynon) and part-year trading at its fifth outlet the largest used car showroom in Europe that opened in Coventry in April last year. Orthink againthere are some rumours that this whole ridiculous episode is just a sophisticated PR stunt designed to publicise Mr Baileys business. Mumbles Skatepark Association, which is supporting Mumbles Community Council in its bid to build the 360,000-plus facility, described the delay to the project caused by the judicial review as a 'slap in the face '. This is Mumbles. The original Fiat 500 was a cracker. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. New accounts revealed The Trade Centre Wales turned over 178.4m in the year to 30 November 2017, up from 105.7m 12 months earlier. Trade Centre Wales Boss Mark Bailey has started ramping up the heat over a childrens skatepark. The Trade Centre Group also ranked at 156 in the 14th annual Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250, published in October 2018. We hope Swansea Council will now recognise the distress and hurt that has been caused here and unreservedly condemn the despicable behaviour of those who have engaged in these actions. The company was founded in 1998 by current owner and managing director, Gareth Jones. 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Turnover at Welsh second hand car sales company The Trade Centre Wales has rocketed past 175m, with chairman Mark Bailey telling Insider the Is Love Island on every night and does it air on the weekend? Trade Centre Wales owner Mark Bailey has withdrawn his objections to the development of a skatepark along Swansea's seafront. Something went wrong, please try again later. Emotions got the better of my wife who walked over to confront the gang to ask why they felt the need to continue to be abusive. Meanwhile, the publicity courted by Bailey himself has shone further bad light on his business, with its reputation further tarnished globally. Home > News > Trade Centre Group owner backs down and apologises after filmed row over 360,000 skatepark plan. Andy Coulthurst, who was CEO at the time, spoke to Car Dealer founder James Baggott last December about the groups position as the most profitable non-franchised car dealer in an interview that you can watch below. We use cookies to make our services work and collect analytics information. The award winning and largest independent used car supermarket in the U.K, The Trade Centre UK prides itself on providing the highest quality used cars at the very best value. They claimed Swansea Council hadnt followed the correct procedure, but Bailey has now withdrawn his objection. Turnover at Welsh second hand car sales company The Trade Centre Wales has rocketed past 175m, with chairman Mark Bailey telling Insider the company is set to break more records in 2018. The Trade Centre Group is the most profitable independent dealer group in our inaugural Top 100 list of the UKs most profitable car dealers, with an EBITDA of 25.19m on turnover of 256.48m. It takes just seconds to sign up - simply click here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. The UKs fastest growing used car retailer, The Trade Centre Group, has reported another year of significant growth in earnings and profit while also becoming the UKs most trusted car supermarket, according to consumer review website TrustPilot. Also, given that its being reported that theincident led to the Trade Centre Wales Trustpilot page being flooded with reviews, were even more convinced this wasnt some guerrilla marketing tactic. "Our family has always been a huge supporter of charitable and community projects in South Wales, but we will now double-down on that work with even more of an emphasis on supporting young people. Spare a thought for poor Mark Bailey, boss of Trade Centre Wales, one of the regions biggest car retailers He is the victim of a constant stream of honking and beeping outside his extremely big and posh house near Swansea as retribution for daring to challenge a load of kids at the local skateboard park who he claimed were abusive to him as he drove past in his brand new Ferrari. Profits have jumped by three-quarters at the company behind the Trade Centre Wales used car supermarket. "I remained calm until one of the skaters nearly hit my wife, I regret what was said in the heat of the moment but emotions were running high at the time.". Car dealer Mark Bailey, who owns Trade Centre Wales, is one of a number of residents living close to the proposed site at Llwynderw, by Blackpill, who have launched a judicial review of the proposed redevelopment of the site which would replace the ageing half pipe. | The ramp is here to be skated on. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The car dealer was one of a small number of residents living close to the proposed site at Llwynderw, off Mumbles Road, who'd launched a judicial review of its proposed 360,000 rebuild, which Swansea Council had greenlit earlier this year. John has been with Car Dealer since 2013 after spending 25 years in the newspaper industry as a reporter then a sub-editor/assistant chief sub-editor on regional and national titles. Mark Bailey, chairman of The Trade Centre Wales, said: Our new Cardiff North outlet will showcase 800 cars, with a showroom capacity of 300, and it is critical as we scale Mr Bailey said he had offered to maintain and enhance the land at Llwynderw, but added Swansea council did not respond to his proposal, which they said would have resulted in more wild flowers and public seating, plus a sum of money to relocate the mini half-pipe to a site which was closer to toilets and parking facilities. 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