Sutton BNI had another lively meeting on 10 March. We welcomed visitor Barry Klaas, of Byron Garage. Over tea before breakfast Barry confessed to me he was a bit puzzled about what BNI was about, but by the time he was given 60 seconds to tell us about his motor maintenance business he was certainly up to speed. He doesn’t pay his people bonuses to rush jobs through the garage, he told us: each job has to be done properly, whether it takes half an hour or four hours. Barry was invited to the meeting by David Lunn, who gave a warm recommendation – needless to say, David’s car is regularly serviced at Byron Garage.
Adrian Frost was another visitor – and he has an unusual business model: he distributes his “Local Offers & Discounts” leaflet, in which Sutton and Croydon traders advertise for free. If the advertising brings in some business, Adrian gets a share of the gains.
