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-Castell Howell Foods in Cross Hands

-is a major distributor in Wales.

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-We're a one-stop shop for anyone

-who serves food to the public.

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-They distribute 10,000 different

-products to 4,000 customers a year.

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-Hello, this is Castell Howell.

-Can I speak to Manon, please?

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-The 350 members of staff

-work at five centres...

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-..in South Wales, North Wales

-and South-West England.

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-We're proud of what we've created

-and established as a business...

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-..but it hasn't happened overnight.

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-It's taken 20 years and more.

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-If the opportunity arises,

-I take it.

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-I don't think about it

-for a fortnight. I just do it.

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-It's an important week

-for Castell Howell Foods.

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-Their annual food festival is

-about to start in Parc y Scarlets.

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-Kathryn has the task of

-ensuring this event is a success.

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-Things change all the time but

-that's the nature of the business.

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-It's a family business and

-I've worked here for a long time...

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-..so things change and

-there's always something happening.

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-There's always a challenge or

-a problem to solve and it's a buzz.

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-Kathryn will face plenty of

-challenges over the coming days...

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-..at the food festival.

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-This is an exhibition

-for all our suppliers.

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-They hold cooking demonstrations

-and promote their own produce.

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-We have 20 reps

-on the road every day...

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-..but they cannot promote over

-10,000 products to our customers.

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-This event enables clients to see

-some of the produce that we sell.

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-We usually hold the event

-at the depot in Cross Hands.

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-It's been so successful

-in recent years...

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-..that we couldn't get

-a bigger marquee in the car park.

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-By using the car park,

-we lost parking spaces...

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-..and we didn't have room to park

-so we had to change the venue.

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-It had to be close to the depot

-so we could fetch any extra items.

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-We have links with the Scarlets

-so this site was very convenient.

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-Kathryn's first task...

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-..is to avoid the parking issues

-from last year...

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-..and ensure that the drivers

-behave themselves.

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-I tried to get them to move their

-cars from outside the marquee...

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-..but some were stubborn

-and would not budge.

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-This year, our advertising

-was slightly different.

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-We're using the security guards

-of the Scarlets.

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-If they park in spaces allocated for

-the customers, they'll be clamped.

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-I can't wait

-to put the first clamp on!

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-It's a hive of activity as they

-prepare for the 150 stall holders.

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-But Martin has a problem.

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-I injured my knee

-whilst playing rugby in Aberaeron.

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-I've broken

-my anterior cruciate ligaments.

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-A few people have said

-I'm too old to be playing!

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-Martin may not be much help, but

-Kathryn can always rely on Gilli.

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-She's been with the company

-for 25 years.

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-I know the family

-through the chapel.

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-I had a call

-and they asked if I wanted a job.

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-My interview was in the front room

-of the farm and I got the job.

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-I started work in a Portakabin

-on the farmyard...

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-..before moving to Carmarthen

-and then to Cross Hands...

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-..so it's been nice

-to watch the company grow.

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-Gilli has also witnessed

-the growth of the food festival.

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-It has grown over the years.

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-At one stage,

-we only had about 50 stands.

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-Today, we have about

-150 stall holders.

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-We have also sourced

-a lot of new products...

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-..that might interest our customers.

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-We're always on the lookout

-for new products.

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-In no time at all,

-Gilli and Kathryn face a problem.

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-Daioni's pulled out.

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-One company cannot be present

-due to ill-health.

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-It's difficult when people

-pull out at the last minute...

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-..but there's not a lot

-we can do about it.

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-Will your hair be white by tomorrow?

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-Will your hair be white by tomorrow?

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-It's already white but I colour it!

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-From humble beginnings of selling

-frozen foods from the farmyard...

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-..Castell Howell Foods

-has grown immensely.

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-They employ 350 workers...

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-..who sell, cook, distribute

-and market their produce.

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-But they are always on the lookout

-for new opportunities.

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-They have submitted a tender

-to supply food to schools...

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-..in the Vale of Glamorgan,

-Swansea and Cardiff.

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-Tenders are always difficult

-because pricing is very tight.

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-We hope to get more work

-from the Welsh councils.

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-We use these contracts

-to help purchase our stock.

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-It means our purchases

-are stronger.

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-We have a range of customers on our

-side which can only help our cause.

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-It's a difficult time for everyone.

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-Contracts of this kind

-do not come about every day...

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-..and they are difficult to secure.

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-If they win the tender,

-they'll need more lorries.

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-Martin took a gamble

-and has spent 800,000!

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-I've bought ten extra lorries

-to add to our current fleet...

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-..and I hope we can use them all.

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-However, if we fail

-to secure the extra work...

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-..we can sell some of the old fleet.

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-Back in Parc y Scarlets,

-the preparations are well under way.

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-An array of fresh food and drinks

-are being exhibited...

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-..so dozens of fridges and a strong

-supply of electricity is needed.

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-I need one six-foot chiller

-for Cool Delights over here.

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-I need a six-footer over here.

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-Time is running out...

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-..so Kathryn takes the reins

-and shows everyone who is boss.

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-Heineken want a doubler

-and need a single.

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-We use Eirian Jenkins every year...

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-..so some companies

-book directly with him.

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-He hasn't got his own list...

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-..so things might be clearer

-when he brings the final load.

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-We'll find a home for them

-- no problem!

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-Amidst the hustle and bustle...

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-..Martin gets a call to say the new

-lorries are ready for collection.

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-A Swansea company

-is supplying the lorries.

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-The first two are ready for

-collection so I'm going to Swansea!

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-He leaves Kathryn and Gilli

-to deal with the stall holders.

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-How are you?

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-Very good. Are you Gareth?

-I recognize your voice.

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-Can I go and find my spot?

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-Can I go and find my spot?

-

-You're in the far corner.

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-Kathryn has been waiting

-for the stall holders all morning...

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-..but most are leaving everything

-to the last minute.

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-It's 3.35pm and I was hoping

-to see more people here.

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-They expect us to still be around

-at 6.00pm...

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-..and think they can arrive

-at any time.

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-I'm worried that everyone will turn

-up at 5.00pm and want everything...

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-..so we'll have a lot to do

-in the morning.

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-This year's festival is on

-a grander scale than last year...

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-..and brings new problems.

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-Today, it's electricity.

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-He's needed more cables and

-more fuse boxes than he expected...

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-..so it's worrying me now.

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-Some of the stall holders want

-to put their stock in the freezers.

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-They want to unload their stock and

-set up so that everything is ready.

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-This is the current hold up.

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-I did speak to him but he responded

-with two words so I left him to it!

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-A lot of power is being used so I

-hope everything is working properly.

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-It'll be a long week of

-waiting around if nothing trips.

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-It keeps me busy

-so I can't complain.

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-Martin has managed to avoid

-all the problems at Parc y Scarlets.

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-He's been to collect

-the new lorries from Swansea.

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-It's a brand-new advert

-for the company.

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-We use a lot

-of 12-tonne lorries...

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-..and they cost 80,000 each,

-so they are not cheap!

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-These white lorries look

-quite simple from the outside...

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-..but the box on the back is

-worth half the value of the lorry.

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-We need a freezer

-and have other requirements...

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-..such as the location of the doors

-and these all add to the final cost.

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-The tail lift is a few thousand

-pounds, so it all adds up.

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-We try to get 10 to 12 years

-out of the box...

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-..and five to six years

-out of the chassis.

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-Lorries and anything

-on four wheels...

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-..have always been a part

-of Martin's life.

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-As a child, I enjoyed

-being around tractors and lorries.

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-I can't say that I love them...

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-..but I like to think

-that I understand them.

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-I spend a lot of time in them

-and was a full-time driver...

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-..so I understand how it all works.

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-The big day has arrived.

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-The opening of the Castell Howell

-Foods Festival at Parc y Scarlets.

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-Kathryn is on site to ensure

-it all runs like clockwork.

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-This is when it gets awkward.

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-The suppliers try to keep their cars

-in this enclosure.

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-Some complain about a bad knee,

-a bad back or a bad head.

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-They'll have a headache

-when I'm finished!

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-A few problems

-could give Kathryn a headache.

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-I need to phone two stall holders

-who haven't turned up.

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-The electricians didn't arrive

-as early as I expected...

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-..so some stands didn't have

-electric to do their cooking.

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-The generator went down.

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-It's registering 'no fuel'

-but there's plenty of fuel in it.

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-It's nothing more than usual!

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-Can I have your attention, please?

-I need an electrician.

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-Seventy-six.

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-An electrician to stand 76,

-thank you.

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-I hope there's going to be

-a good turnout.

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-Some 500 places passed

-through the door last year...

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-..which is the equivalent

-of 1,500 people.

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-I hope that we'll have

-a larger number this year.

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-Brian Jones is the boss

-at Castell Howell Foods.

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-He's delighted with the way

-the food show has developed.

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-There's a real variety here because

-we stock 9,000 different products.

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-There should be something

-to suit everyone.

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-As an avid fan of the Scarlets...

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-..is it right that Castell Howell

-exhibits food on this hallowed soil?

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-This building

-was built for rugby...

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-..but they have recognized the need

-to make money to maintain the sport.

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-We started putting things in place

-last Friday...

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-..and we should be

-out of their way by Thursday.

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-I know that some of the

-Scarlets players don't like this.

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-They are bigger than me

-so I won't argue with them.

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-The event is running smoothly...

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-..so Martin seizes the opportunity

-to return to Cross Hands...

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-..to check his new lorries.

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-It's always nice to have something

-new in the fleet.

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-I want to do some checks

-and ensure they are roadworthy.

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-I'll check the doors

-and location of the equipment.

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-It's these little things that

-help the drivers work effectively.

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-Little things can make

-a world of difference.

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-Over the years...

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-..we've noticed that the newer

-lorries are missing a few parts.

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-We like to have two braces

-to hold the door in place.

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-If there's one brace

-and the wind catches the door...

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-..it can swing out

-and cause serious damage...

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-..so the second brace is important.

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-We request a second brace

-that turns upwards.

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-We tend to load our frozen foods

-in the front section.

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-A wall is put in place

-in the middle...

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-..and the fresh and dried foods

-go at the back.

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-Each section

-has a different temperature.

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-The fresh food department

-is rapidly growing...

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-..and Martin recently took charge

-of this sector.

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-Every day, we prepare

-fresh sandwich fillings...

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-..cooked meats, cakes and pies.

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-We've also taken on a contract

-with Coffee 1.

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-It's part of our

-contract with Brains.

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-This part of the business

-is growing.

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-As a company, we are always looking

-for ways to improve...

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-..and offer more to our customers.

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-We take advantage

-of a gap in the market...

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-..and create something for our

-customers that is not available.

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-We could follow the trends but

-we'd rather be ahead of the times...

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-..by creating something new...

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-..as opposed to waiting

-for the market to change.

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-We want to be ahead of the market...

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-..before one of our competitors

-catches onto the idea.

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-If you want to be successful, you

-should take an interest in things.

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-Our expertise lies in food

-and it does help.

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-I'm not passionate about it

-and I'm certainly not a chef.

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-I struggle to make

-a bowl of Corn Flakes...

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-..but I like going out

-and appreciate good food.

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-Martin wants to monitor this

-department before it can expand.

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-At the moment, I want to concentrate

-on our current output.

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-The costings and the product

-both need to be correct.

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-We've restructured

-the management team.

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-Before we can progress

-and increase our sales...

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-..we must ensure that

-everything in-house is in order.

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-The customers at the food festival

-in Parc y Scarlets are delighted.

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-We're here to see

-what Brian has on offer.

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-And to support him.

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-Peter and I have supported him

-from the very start.

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-We're very grateful to Brian,

-his wife and the children.

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-If we run out of food on Sunday,

-we only have to phone Brian.

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-He'd jump in the van

-and deliver the food straight away.

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-No other firm in Wales

-would do that.

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-Brian's done a tremendous amount

-for Welsh food.

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-He means a lot to everybody.

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-If you take him a Welsh product...

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-..he'll do as much in his power

-to get it selling.

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-Kathryn has managed to escape

-from the hustle and bustle...

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-..to reminisce about

-her first food festivals.

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-Some customers remember

-the exhibition in Llanina...

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-..where we had 15 stalls.

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-They have seen the business develop.

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-It's nice to see the same faces

-return year after year.

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-It's a buzz, a challenge. Great!

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-Kathryn's children Ffion and Aled

-are amongst the crowds today.

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-Aled comes every year

-but it's Ffion's first festival.

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-Ffion has had a bit of a shock.

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-She's familiar with the site because

-she plays for the Scarlets...

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-..so it's rather odd

-for her to see these stalls.

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-She can usually only see the grass.

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-Ffion has told me that she wants

-nothing to do with the business.

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-I've told them that I want them

-to go to university or college.

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-I didn't do that

-and came home to work.

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-I want them to get something under

-their belts before coming home.

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-The show is coming to an end...

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-..and Neil and the other sellers

-completing their final orders.

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-Most people have been

-placing orders all day.

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-They have tasted everything

-and created their orders.

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-We'll go to see Angharad

-and Gillian...

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-..to see what orders have come in...

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-..and if they've ordered

-anything new.

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-We'll also chase up the orders.

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-However, it all boils down to money.

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-We've had a lot more this year

-than we did last year...

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-..so I think everyone's happy

-with the turnout.

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-I'm glad it's over but

-this is when the hard work begins...

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-..and we have to load the orders

-onto the computer.

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-We've taken all the orders

-and they are in a few boxes...

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-..that will be sorted out next week

-but it isn't all about the orders.

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-It's great to get big orders...

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-..and it's good for the customers

-to have the extra discounts...

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-..but the event is more about the

-products and what we have to offer.

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-It was great last year when

-it was on the site in Cross Hands...

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-..but this year

-has been exceptional.

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-It's much easier if they come

-to see what we have on offer...

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-..as opposed to visiting everyone

-to show them all these products.

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-We're grateful to those

-who made the effort to be here.

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-There are people

-from Anglesey, Bristol...

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-..and from our delivery areas.

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-It's all over for another year.

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-Not quite, there's the

-small matter of tidying up.

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-In ten minutes, everyone will be

-in their jeans to help tidy up.

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-Everyone pitches in

-no matter what job they do.

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-We all clean up together

-because we're a team.

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-What about

-the future of the company?

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-The results of the county councils

-tender have been announced.

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-We've been fortunate to secure

-some work in East Wales...

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-..which means that we can fill

-the extra lorries in our fleet.

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-We haven't won some areas

-due to the tender process...

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-..but we have secured

-a lot of extra work.

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-It means that we won't have

-to lose ten lorries...

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-..so it isn't a complete loss.

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-We might sell

-two of the older ones...

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-..but we have ten new lorries.

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-A boss depends on his workers

-and they are very important.

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-They want to enjoy the success

-with their boss.

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-I've been with them from day one.

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-It's been 28 years since I started

-with Brian and Castell Howell.

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-This isn't a company.

-They are just like my family.

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-I can't see myself working

-anywhere else.

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-As long as Castell Howell exists,

-I hope to be a part of it.

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-Most of our workers at Castell

-Howell are part of the family.

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-If I didn't like it,

-I wouldn't do it.

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-The phone is always ringing

-with people wanting orders...

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-..or asking about the deliveries.

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-They call on Saturdays,

-Sundays and in the evening.

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-I'll pack it in if I look at the

-phone and don't want to answer it!

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-This is where my future lies.

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-It's all I know.

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-Dad is 65 now.

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-He did mention retiring

-at his last birthday...

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-..but then he smiled,

-so we knew he wasn't serious!

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-I'd like to be here when I'm 65...

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-..or older!

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