Andrew Ritchie left university in 1968 with a degree in Engineering. He first applied this hard-won knowledge in the nascent field of computing but soon realised he preferred the idea of being self-employed and before long, found himself working as a landscape gardener in London.
Brompton’s order book has remained (over) full throughout this decade and demand has continued to rise exponentially.
“Although demand like this might tempt some companies to make a drastic dash for growth, such radical plans would threaten the fundamental nature of the company and our faith in quality control above everything else. So, while Brompton Bicycle is aiming to keep growing (indeed, we’ve taken on almost 20 employees over the past 12 months), we will never chase sales at the risk of compromising on quality. That’s the only way we can expect to still be here in 20 years’ time.”
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